背刺

Chinese

		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	thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder
trad. (背刺)		背	刺
simp. ^#(背刺)		背	刺

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bèicì

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄘˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bèicì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄘˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bèicìh
  - Wade–Giles: pei⁴-tzʻŭ⁴
  - Yale: bèi-tsz̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beytsyh
  - Palladius: бэйцы (bɛjcy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

Verb

背刺

(literally) to stab someone's back
- 情緒失控背刺殺害無辜機車騎士。 [MSC, trad.]
  情绪失控背刺杀害无辜机车骑士。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2021 May 26, 黃捷, 新店隨機殺人背刺無辜騎士兇手一審判死刑
  Qíngxù shīkòng bèicì shāhài wúgū jīchē qíshì. [Pinyin]
  Murders an innocent motorbike driver by stabbing his back when losing control.
(figurative) to launch a surprise attack
- 阿里巴巴涉嫌壟斷胡錫進坦言「真有此事」背刺馬雲 [MSC, trad.]
  阿里巴巴涉嫌垄断胡锡进坦言「真有此事」背刺马云 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2020 Dec 26, 黃奕慈, 阿里巴巴涉嫌壟斷胡錫進坦言「真有此事」背刺馬雲
  Ālǐbābā shèxián lǒngduàn Hú Xījìn tǎnyán “zhēn yǒu cǐ shì” bèicì Mǎ Yún [Pinyin]
  Alibaba was suspected of monopoly, and Hu Xijin surprise attacks Jack Ma by confessing it.
(figurative) to betray
- 基進黨從來不背刺不收割 [MSC, trad.]
  基进党从来不背刺不收割 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2020 Jul 30, 黨一馨, 徐永明批民進黨吃小黨豆腐…　網友罵翻：基進從不背刺堅持護台，「你們呢？」
  Jījìndǎng cónglái bù bèicì bù shōugē [Pinyin]
  The Taiwan Statebuilding Party never betraying or taking adventage