刀背

Chinese

		knife	learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
trad. (刀背)		刀	背
simp. ^#(刀背)		刀	背

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): dāobèi

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠㄅㄟˋ

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): dǎobēi
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou¹ bui³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): tô-poi

(Hailu, HRS): do^ˋ boi^ˇ
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): do¹ bu³
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹tau-pe₅ / ¹tau-pei₅

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dāobèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠㄅㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: daobèi
  - Wade–Giles: tao¹-pei⁴
  - Yale: dāu-bèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daubey
  - Palladius: даобэй (daobɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (刀背兒 / 刀背儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dāobèir
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠㄅㄟˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: daobèir
  - Wade–Giles: tao¹-pei⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: dāu-bèir
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daubell
  - Palladius: даобэйр (daobɛjr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pəɻ⁵¹/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: dǎobēi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau²¹ pei⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou¹ bui³
  - Yale: dōu bui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou¹ bui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: dou¹ bui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯⁵⁵ puːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tô-poi
  - Hakka Romanization System: do^ˊ boi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: do¹ boi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /to²⁴⁻¹¹ poi̯⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: do^ˋ boi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /to⁵³ poi¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: do¹ bu³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: to pù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /to³³⁻²³ pu²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹tau-pe₅
  - MiniDict: tau^平 pe^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tau-pe₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tɔ⁵⁵ pe²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /tæ⁴⁴ pe/
- (Northern: Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹tau-pei₅
  - MiniDict: tau^平 pei^去
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /tɔ³³ pei³⁴/

Noun

刀背

back of a knife blade

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 刀背 (“back of a knife blade”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		刀背
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	刀背
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	刀背兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	刀背
Cantonese	Hong Kong	刀背
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	刀背
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	刀背
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	刀背
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	刀背
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	刀背
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	刀背
Huizhou	Jixi	刀背
Jin	Xinzhou	刀背子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	刀背脊
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	刀枕
Southern Min	Xiamen	刀銎
	Quanzhou	刀銎
	Zhangzhou	刀銎
	Tainan	刀銎
	Jieyang	刀背
Wu	Shanghai	刀背
	Suzhou	刀背
	Danyang	刀背
	Hangzhou	刀背