背脊 (bui3 zek3) — the back (of the body) in Cantonese
bui˗₃背zek˗₃脊Mandarin Pinyin: bei4 ji3
Meaning of 背脊
nounthe back (of the body)
Example Sentences with 背脊
fuiˏ₅搥ngoˏ₅我bui˗₃背zek˗₃脊
Massage my back.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日douˉ¹都dukˉ¹督ngoˏ₅我buiˍ₆背zek3.脊。
He always backstabs me.
maiˉ¹咪haiˊ²喺ngoˏ₅我minˍ₆面cinˎ₄前dukˉ¹督ngoˏ₅我buiˍ₆背zek3.脊。
Don't backstab me to my face.
keoiˏ₅佢zeoi˗₃最lekˉ¹叻zauˍ₆就haiˍ₆係dukˉ¹督janˎ₄人deiˍ₆哋buiˍ₆背zek3.脊。
He's best at backstabbing others.
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想beiˊ²俾janˎ₄人dukˉ¹督buiˍ₆背zek3.脊。
I don't want to be backstabbed.
Characters in 背脊
Words Containing 背脊
背脊向後彎bui3 zek3 hoeng3 hau6 waan1
to arch one's back
篤背脊duk1 bui3 zek3
stab sb in the back; rat/tattle/snitch on sb; betray
𢽴背脊duk1 bui3 zek3
to betray; to snitch; to stab someone in the back; to rat on someone | Also written as: 篤背脊 (most popular); 督背脊; 擉背脊 | 漢: 打小報告
擉背脊duk1 bui3 zek3
rare form of '篤背脊' (擉 here is a borrowed character) — to betray; to snitch; to stab someone in the back; to rat on someone | Also written as: 督背脊; 𢽴背脊 | 漢: 打小報告
背脊骨bui3 zek3 gwat1
backbone
督背脊duk1 bui3 zek3
backstabbing
背脊骨落bui3 zek3 gwat1 lok6
finding sth hard to swallow or being given a hard time (lit., swallowing food down the spine instead of the belly(
篤人背脊duk1 jan4 bui3 zek3
to doublecross someone (lit., "stab sb in the back")
背脊向天人所食bui3 zek3 hoeng3 tin1 jan4 so2 sik6
(Cantonese saying) everything that crawls is edible for people
打完心口打背脊daa2 jyun4 sam1 hau2 daa2 bui3 zek3
thoroughly beat up
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