背書

Chinese

Etymology 1

	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	book; letter
trad. (背書)	背	書
simp. (背书)	背	书
Literally: “to memorize text”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): bèishū

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): быйфу (bɨyfu, III-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): bui⁶ syu¹
Gan (Wiktionary): pi⁵ xy¹
Jin (Wiktionary): bei³ su¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pōe-chu / pōe-su
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶be-sy; ⁵pe-sy; ⁶be ¹sy; ⁵pe ¹sy / ⁶be ¹syu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bèishū
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bèishu
  - Wade–Giles: pei⁴-shu¹
  - Yale: bèi-shū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyshu
  - Palladius: бэйшу (bɛjšu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    背書 / 背书
    貝書 / 贝书
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: быйфу (bɨyfu, III-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei⁴⁴ fou²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bui⁶ syu¹
  - Yale: buih syū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bui⁶ sy¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bui⁶ xu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯²² syː⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: pi⁵ xy¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi¹¹ ɕy⁴²/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: bei³ su¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /pei⁴⁵ su¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-chu / pōe-su
  - Tâi-lô: puē-tsu / puē-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poexzw, poexsw
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/, /pue²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹⁻²² t͡su³³/, /pue⁴¹⁻²² su³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /pue²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/, /pue²²⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /pue³³⁻¹¹ t͡su⁴⁴/, /pue³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue³³⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/, /pue³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶be-sy; ⁵pe-sy; ⁶be ¹sy; ⁵pe ¹sy
  - MiniDict: be^去 sy; pe^去 sy; be^去 sy^平; pe^去 sy^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³be-sr; ²pe-sr; ³be ¹sr; ²pe ¹sr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /be²² sz̩⁴⁴/, /pe³³ sz̩⁴⁴/, /be³³ sz̩⁵³/, /pe⁴⁴ sz̩⁵³/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁶be ¹syu
  - MiniDict: be^去 syu^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /be²³¹ sz̩ʷ⁴⁴/

Verb

背⫽書 (verb-object) (intransitive)

to recite texts
Synonym: 背冊 / 背册 (Taiwanese Hokkien)

Etymology 2

	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	book; letter
trad. (背書)	背	書
simp. (背书)	背	书
Literally: “to sign or stamp at the back side of a bill”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bèishū

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pōe-su / pōe-si

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bèishū
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bèishu
  - Wade–Giles: pei⁴-shu¹
  - Yale: bèi-shū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyshu
  - Palladius: бэйшу (bɛjšu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    背書 / 背书
    貝書 / 贝书
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-su
  - Tâi-lô: puē-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poexsw
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /pue³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-si
  - Tâi-lô: puē-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poexsy
  - Sinological IPA (Yilan): /pue³³⁻²¹ si⁴⁴/

Verb

背書

to endorse (a cheque); to back (a bill)
(figurative) to endorse; to support

Noun

背書

endorsement