篤背脊

See also: 笃背脊

Chinese

to poke; to prod back; rear; behind
trad. (篤背脊) 篤 背脊
simp. (笃背脊) 笃 背脊
alternative forms 督背脊
𢽴背脊
擉背脊
Literally: “poke someone's back”.

Pronunciation

Verb

篤⫽背脊 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese, idiomatic) to backstab; to tell on; to tattle

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 戳脊樑骨 (“to speak ill of someone behind their back; to backbite; to backstab”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 戳脊樑骨, 戳脊背
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 戳脊樑骨, 戳脊樑骨兒, 指脊樑骨兒
Cantonese Guangzhou 篤背脊
Hong Kong 篤背脊
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