背景

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	bright; circumstance; scenery
trad. (背景)		背	景
simp. #(背景)		背	景

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 背景(はいけい) (haikei, “background”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèijǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ ging²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): poi-kín
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pōe-kéng / pòe-kéng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèijǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèijǐng
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-ching³
    • Yale: bèi-jǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyjiing
    • Palladius: бэйцзин (bɛjczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bui³ ging²
    • Yale: bui gíng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ ging²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui³ ging²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ kɪŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: poi-kín
    • Hakka Romanization System: boi gin^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: boi⁴ gin³
    • Sinological IPA: /poi̯⁵⁵ kin³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-kéng
    • Tâi-lô: puē-kíng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poexkeang
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pue²²⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pue³³⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue³³⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹⁻²² kiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòe-kéng
    • Tâi-lô: puè-kíng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poea'keang
    • IPA (Taipei): /pue¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪŋ⁴¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 背景

1. background
2. backdrop
3. context

   社會背景／社会背景  ―  shèhuì bèijǐng  ―  social context

Related terms

• 佈景／布景 (bùjǐng)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
背	景
はい Grade: 6	けい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

背(はい)景(けい) • (haikei) 

1. background

Descendants

• Chinese: 背景 (bèijǐng)
• Korean: 배경 (baegyeong)
• Vietnamese: bối cảnh

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Korean

Hanja in this term
背	景

Noun

背景 • (baegyeong) (hangeul 배경)

1. hanja form^? of 배경 (“background”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
背	景

Noun

背景

1. chữ Hán form of bối cảnh (“background”).