揹〔背〕 {bēi}

1. to be burdened
2. to carry on the back or shoulder

背 bui³ {bēi}

1. to be burdened
2. to carry on the back or shoulder

背 bui³ {bèi}

1. the back of a body or object
2. to turn one's back
3. to hide something from
4. to learn by heart
5. to recite from memory
6. unlucky (slang)
7. hard of hearing

揹帶〔背带〕 bui³ daai² {bēi dài}

a sling; a strap; braces

背褡 bui³ daap³ {bèi dā}

A vest

背默 bui³ mak⁶ {bèi mò}

recite

背脢 bui³ mui⁴ {bèi méi}

back

背手 bui³ sau² {bèi shǒu}

hands behind one's back; items of bribery

背泳 bui³ wing⁶ {bèi yǒng}

backstroke

背角 bui⁶ gok² {bèi jiǎo}

remote (place)

背語〔-语〕 bui⁶ jyu⁵ {bèi yǔ}

enigmatic language; insinuating language; argot; jargon; double talk; doublespeak

背時〔-时〕 bui⁶ si⁴ {bèi shí}

Unlucky; be out of luck; behind the times

背板 bui³ baan² {bèi bǎn}

1. panel
2. back panel

背包 bui³ baau¹ {bēi bāo}

1. knapsack
2. rucksack
3. infantry pack
4. field pack
5. blanket roll
6. CL: 個

背榜 bui³ bong² {bēi bǎng}

to score last in an examination

背部 bui³ bou⁶ {bèi bù}

1. back (rear part of the torso)
2. back (the area of a vertebrate animal's body on either side of the backbone)
3. (anatomy) dorsum

背叛 bui³ bun⁶ {bèi pàn}

to betray

背斜 bui³ ce⁴ {bèi xié}

anticline (geology)

背帶〔-带〕 bui³ daai² {bēi dài}

1. braces
2. suspenders
3. sling (for a rifle)
4. straps (for a knapsack)

背地 bui³ dei⁶ {bèi dì}

1. secretly
2. in private
3. behind someone's back

背負〔-负〕 bui³ fu⁶ {bēi fù}

1. to bear
2. to carry on one's back
3. to shoulder

背景 bui³ ging² {bèi jǐng}

1. background
2. backdrop
3. context
4. CL: 種

背骨 bui³ gwat¹ {bèi gǔ}

spine

背光 bui³ gwong¹ {bèi guāng}

1. to be in a poor light
2. to do sth with one's back to the light
3. to stand in one's own light

背後〔-后〕 bui³ hau⁶ {bèi hòu}

1. behind
2. at the back
3. in the rear
4. behind sb's back

背棄〔-弃〕 bui³ hei³ {bèi qì}

1. abandon
2. desert
3. renounce

背陰〔-阴〕 bui³ jam¹ {bèi yīn}

1. in the shade
2. shady

背倚 bui³ ji² {bèi yǐ}

1. to have one's back against
2. to lean against
3. to be backed up by (a mountain etc)

背逆 bui³ jik⁶ {bēi nì}

1. to violate
2. to go against

背影 bui³ jing² {bèi yǐng}

1. rear view
2. figure seen from behind
3. view of the back (of a person or object)

背約〔-约〕 bui³ joek³ {bèi yuē}

1. to break an agreement
2. to go back on one's word
3. to fail to keep one's promise

背鰭〔-鳍〕 bui³ kei⁴ {bèi qí}

dorsal fin

背簍〔-篓〕 bui³ lau⁵ {bēi lǒu}

a basket carried on the back

背離〔-离〕 bui³ lei⁴ {bèi lí}

1. to depart from
2. to deviate from
3. deviation

背面 bui³ min⁶ {bèi miàn}

1. the back
2. the reverse side
3. the wrong side

背囊 bui³ nong⁴ {bèi náng}

1. backpack
2. knapsack
3. rucksack

背山 bui³ saan¹ {bèi shān}

with back to the mountain (favored location)

背心 bui³ sam¹ {bèi xīn}

1. sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)
2. CL: 件

背信 bui³ seon³ {bèi xìn}

to break faith

背頭〔-头〕 bui³ tau⁴ {bēi tóu}

swept-back hairstyle

揹債〔背债〕 bui³ zaai³ {bēi zhài}

1. to be in debt
2. to be saddled with debts

背側〔-侧〕 bui³ zak¹ {bèi cè}

1. back
2. back side

背脊 bui³ zek³ {bèi jǐ}

the back of the human body

背轉〔-转〕 bui³ zyun² {bèi zhuǎn}

1. to turn away
2. to turn one's back to
3. (gymnastics etc) backspin

背書〔-书〕 bui⁶ syu¹ {bèi shū}

1. to repeat a lesson
2. to learn by heart
3. to endorse a check

背字 bui⁶ zi⁶ {bèi zì}

bad luck

背誦〔-诵〕 bui⁶ zung⁶ {bèi sòng}

1. to recite
2. to repeat from memory

背手影 bui³ sau² jing² {bèi shǒu yǐng}

to be in poor light; to do something with one's back to the light; to stand in one's own light

背脊骨 bui³ zek³ gwat¹ {bèi jǐ gǔ}

spine; backbone

背包袱 bui³ baau¹ fuk⁶ {bēi bāo fú}

1. to have a weight on one's mind
2. to take on a mental burden

背包客 bui³ baau¹ haak³ {bēi bāo kè}

backpacker

背包遊〔--游〕 bui³ baau¹ jau⁴ {bèi bāo yóu}

backpacking

背叛者 bui³ bun⁶ ze² {bèi pàn zhě}

traitor

背地風〔--风〕 bui³ dei⁶ fung¹ {bèi dì fēng}

1. behind sb's back
2. privately
3. on the sly

背地裡〔--里〕 bui³ dei⁶ leoi⁵ {bèi dì li}

behind sb's back

背對背〔-对-〕 bui³ deoi³ bui³ {bèi duì bèi}

back to back

背闊肌〔-阔-〕 bui³ fut³ gei¹ {bèi kuò jī}

latissimus dorsi muscle (back of the chest)

背黑鍋〔--锅〕 bui³ hak¹ wo¹ {bēi hēi guō}

1. to be made a scapegoat
2. to be unjustly blamed

背靠背 bui³ kaau³ bui³ {bèi kào bèi}

back to back

背著手〔-着-〕 bui³ zoek⁶ sau² {bèi zhe shǒu}

with one's hands clasped behind one's back

背道而馳〔---驰〕 bui³ dou⁶ ji⁴ ci⁴ {bèi dào ér chí}

to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to

背景音樂〔---乐〕 bui³ ging² jam¹ ngok⁶ {bèi jǐng yīn yuè}

1. background music (BGM)
2. soundtrack
3. musical setting

背山臨水〔--临-〕 bui³ saan¹ lam⁴ seoi² {bèi shān lín shuǐ}

with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location)

背水一戰〔---战〕 bui³ seoi² jat¹ zin³ {bèi shuǐ yī zhàn}

lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die

背信棄義〔--弃义〕 bui³ seon³ hei³ ji⁶ {bèi xìn qì yì}

1. breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray
2. treachery
3. perfidy

背城借一 bui³ sing⁴ ze³ jat¹ {bèi chéng jiè yī}

1. to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
2. to put up a desperate struggle

背井離鄉〔--离乡〕 bui³ zeng² lei⁴ hoeng¹ {bèi jǐng lí xiāng}

to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)