背脊 [－－]

Jyutping bui3 zek3
Pinyin bèi jǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the back of the human body
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    身​體​嘅​後​面​。​喺​個​身​度​，​胸同​肚​嘅​另外​一邊
    back of people or animals
    • 背脊向天，人皆可食。
      背脊向天，人皆可食。
      bui3 zek3 hoeng3 tin1, jan4 gaai1 ho2 sik6
      Human could eat every creature whose back is facing the sky.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    back (of the body)
  2. noun, Taishanese
    rear; behind
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 背
  2. 背部
  3. 脊梁
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    就好似一只手绑喺背脊同人打交咁。
    就好似一隻手綁喺背脊同人打交咁。
    zau6 hou2 ci5 jat1 zek3 sau2 bong2 hai2 bui3 zek3 tung4 jan4 daa2 gaau1 gam3 。
    • This is like fighting someone with one arm tied behind your back.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    做乜成日用个背脊腯住我？
    做乜成日用個背脊腯住我？
    zou6 mat1 sing4 jat6 jung6 go3 bui3 zek3 dat1 zyu6 ngo5
    • Why do you turn your back to me for the whole day?
  2. Cantonese
    哎呀，我个背脊啊！挞得咁应都有嘅！
    哎呀，我個背脊啊！撻得咁應都有嘅！
    ai1 aa3, ngo5 go3 bui3 zek3 aa3! daat3 dak1 gam3 jing3 dou1 jau5 ge2!
    • Ouch, my back. How hurt it is!
  3. Cantonese
    佢扫我背脊。
    佢掃我背脊。
    keoi5 sou3 ngo5 bui3 zek3.
    • They patted me on the back.
  4. Cantonese
    佢个人好老实，一定唔会笃你背脊。
    佢個人好老實，一定唔會篤你背脊。
    keoi5 go3 jan4 hou2 lou5 sat6, jat1 ding6 m4 wui5 duk1 nei5 bui3 zek3.
    • He's an honest person. He won't talk about you behind your back.
  5. Cantonese
    背脊
    背脊
    bui3 zek3
    • back (of a person or animal's body)
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    噉就俾手摸吓佢背脊个女人嘅腰骨就直哓即时多谢上帝
    噉就俾手摸吓佢背脊个女人嘅腰骨就直哓即时多谢上帝
    gam2 zau6 bei2 sau2 mo2 haa5 keoi5 bui3 zek3 go3 neoi5 jan2 ge3 jiu1 gwat1 zau6 zik6 hiu1 zik1 si4 do1 ze6 soeng6 dai3
    • He then touched her with his hands, and her back grew straight, and she began to praise God.