# 背後
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): bèihòu
       (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): быйху (bɨyhu, III-0)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bui$^3$ hau$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): poi-heu
* Jin (Wiktionary): bei$^3$ hou$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pōe-ǎu / pōe-āu / pòe-āu / pōe-hiō / pòe-hiō
    (Teochew, Peng'im): buê$^3$ ao$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$pe-gheu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bèihòu
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bèihòu
*** Wade–Giles: pei$^4$-hou$^4$
*** Yale: bèi-hòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyhow
*** Palladius: бэйхоу (bɛjxou)
*** Sinological IPA : /peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: быйху (bɨyhu, III-0)
*** Sinological IPA : /pei⁴⁴ xou⁰/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bui$^3$ hau$^6$
*** Yale: bui hauh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bui$^3$ hau$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bui$^3$ heo$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /puːi̯³³ hɐu̯²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: poi-heu
*** Hakka Romanization System: boi heu
*** Hagfa Pinyim: boi$^4$ heu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /poi̯⁵⁵ heu̯⁵⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: bei$^3$ hou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pei⁴⁵ xəu⁴⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-ǎu
*** Tâi-lô: puē-ǎu
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹⁻²² au²²/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-āu
*** Tâi-lô: puē-āu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: poexau
*** IPA (Taipei): /pue³³⁻¹¹ au³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pue²²⁻²¹ au²²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue³³⁻²¹ au³³/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòe-āu
*** Tâi-lô: puè-āu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: poea'au
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue²¹⁻⁴¹ au³³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /pue¹¹⁻⁵³ au³³/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-hiō
*** Tâi-lô: puē-hiō
*** Phofsit Daibuun: poexhioi
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue³³⁻²¹ hiɤ³³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /pue³³⁻¹¹ hio³³/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòe-hiō
*** Tâi-lô: puè-hiō
*** Phofsit Daibuun: poea'hioi
*** IPA (Taipei): /pue¹¹⁻⁵³ hio³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue²¹⁻⁴¹ hiɤ³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: buê$^3$ ao$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: puè ău
*** Sinological IPA : /pue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ au³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$pe-gheu
*** MiniDict: pe$^去$ gheu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$pe-hheu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pe³³ ɦɤ⁴⁴/

### Noun

背後
* (literally) on the back (of someone)
       Tā bèihòu zhǎng dòudòu. [Pinyin]
       He has acne on his back.
* (literally) behind (someone or something)
    你背後有人。／你背后有人。 ― Nǐ bèihòu yǒurén. ― There is someone behind you.
* (figuratively) behind (a story, situation, etc.)
    背後的目的／背后的目的 ― bèihòu de mùdì ― purpose behind something
       Wǒ gēn nǐ jiǎng bèihòu de gùshi. [Pinyin]
       I'll tell you the story behind it.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 後面, 後邊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 後頭, 後邊兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 後面, 後邊, 後頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 後面 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 後面 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 後面兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 後面 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 後邊兒, 後邊兒拉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 後面 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 後面 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 後頭, 後邊兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 後邊兒, 後面兒, 後頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 後頭, 後邊兒, 後面兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 後頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 後頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 後頭, 後面兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 後頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 後頭, 後面 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 後面個, 後頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 後頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 後頭, 後面, 背後頭, 背後 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 後頭, 後邊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 後頭, 後面, 後邊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 後邊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 後頭, 後面 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 後頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 後頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 後頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 後便, 後面 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 後便, 後背歷 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 後面 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 後面, 尾後 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 後面 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 後便, 耳背 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 後便, 背脊, 尾門, 後背, 尾後 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 尾底 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 背尾, 背底 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 後尾, 後底 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 後尾, 後便 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 後尾 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 後尾, 後頭 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 後便 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 後便 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 後頭 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 背後 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 後背 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 後背, 背後, 背尾, 屎背尾 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 後背 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 後面, 後背底 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 背後 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 後面 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 後邊 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 後背 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 後面 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 後尾 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 後背 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 背後 |
| Hakka | Changting | 後背, 後頭 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 後背 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 背後 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 背尾 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 後背 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 後邊, 後頭 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 後屍背, 屍背 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 後高 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 斯背, 背後 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 背交, 背頭 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 後事背 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 後頭 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 後背 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 背後, 後邊 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 背尾 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 後面 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 後面 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 後面 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 後頭 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 後背 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 後尾 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 後頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 後頭, 後面 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 後頭, 後地 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 後面 |
| Jin | Linhe | 後頭 |
| Jin | Jining | 後頭 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 後頭 |
| Jin | Baotou | 後頭 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 後面 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 後面 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 背後, 背脊後 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 後斗, 後斗邊, 後斗勢, 後向 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 後斗 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 後斗 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 後面, 後壁, 後尾, 後頭, 尾仔, 落尾 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 後壁, 尻脊後 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 後面, 後壁, 後尾, 後頭, 落尾 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 後壁, 巴脊後 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 後面 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 後面, 後壁, 後尾, 尾仔, 完尾, 押尾, 落尾 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 後仔, 後尾仔, 後面, 後壁 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 尻脊後, 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 後仔, 後尾仔, 後面, 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 後仔, 後尾仔, 後壁, 後面 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 後仔, 後面, 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 後仔, 後尾仔, 後面, 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 後壁, 後面 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 後尾, 後面 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 後尾 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 後面, 後壁 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 後面 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 後爿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 後爿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 後爿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 後爿 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 後爿 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 後爿 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 後尾 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 後尾 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 後爿 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 尻脊後, 後面 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 後邊, 尻脊後 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 後尾 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 背後, 後 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 後尾, 後背, 後頭 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 後頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 後頭, 後面, 後底頭, 後底 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 後頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 後頭, 後面 |
| Wu | Danyang | 後頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 後頭, 後底頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 後背, 後頭, 後屁股, 後屁眼 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 後邊, 後面, 後半 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 後頭, 後面 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 後頭, 後背, 背後 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 背者, 背後, 後頭 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 後頭 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 後頭 |

### Adverb

背後
* in secret; in private; surreptitiously; behind someone's back; privately; on the sly

#### Synonyms

* 尻川後／尻川后 (Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min)
* 尻脊後／尻脊后 (Hokkien, Teochew)
* 暗下 (ànxià)
* 暗下裡／暗下里 (ànxiàlǐ)
* 暗中 (ànzhōng)
* 暗地 (àndì) (literary)
* 暗地裡／暗地里 (àndìlǐ)
* 暗裡／暗里 (ànlǐ)
* 暗靜／暗静 (Hokkien)
* 私下 (sīxià)
* 私下裡／私下里 (sīxiàlǐ)
* 私底下
* 私自 (sīzì)
* 背地 (bèidì)
* 背地裡／背地里 (bèidìlǐ)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 背 | 後 |
| はい Grade: 6 | ご Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) はいご [háꜜìgò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ha̠iɡo̞]

### Noun

背(はい)後(ご) • (haigo)
* behind; back side
    背後(はいご)から襲(おそ)われる
       haigo kara osowareru
       to be attacked from behind
* a part that doesn't appear clearly
    背後(はいご)には大物(おおもの)がいる。
       Haigo ni wa ōmono ga iru.
       There is a big name behind the scenes.

### References

* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.