背心

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	heart; mind
trad. (背心)		背	心
simp. #(背心)		背	心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèixīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ sam¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): poi-sîm
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pōe-sim / pòe-sim

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèixīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèisin
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-hsin¹
    • Yale: bèi-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyshin
    • Palladius: бэйсинь (bɛjsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèixīnr
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèisinr
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-hsin¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: bèi-syīnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyshiel
    • Palladius: бэйсиньр (bɛjsinʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ ɕiə̯ɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: bui³ sam¹
    • Yale: bui sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui³ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ sɐm⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: poi-sîm
    • Hakka Romanization System: boi xim^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: boi⁴ xim¹
    • Sinological IPA: /poi̯⁵⁵ sim²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-sim
    • Tâi-lô: puē-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poexsym
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue³³⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pue²²⁻²¹ sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pue³³⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹⁻²² sim³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòe-sim
    • Tâi-lô: puè-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poeasym
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue²¹⁻⁴¹ sim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pue¹¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

Noun

背心

1. sleeveless and collarless piece of clothing; vest; tank top; singlet (UK) (Classifier: 件 m c)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 䘥仔
• (Wu) 馬甲／马甲 (mǎjiǎ)

Derived terms

• 小背心 (xiǎobèixīn)
• 挎籃背心／挎篮背心 (kuàlán bèixīn)
• 汗背心 (hànbèixīn)
• 背心袋
• 跨欄背心／跨栏背心 (kuàlán bèixīn)

 

See also

• 汗衫 (hànshān)
• 坎肩 (kǎnjiān)

Verb

背心

1. (literary) to be at odds with the community or the leadership

Synonyms

• 離心／离心 (líxīn)