# 後壁
## Chinese

* 後壁 (Written Standard Chinese)
* Āu-piah (Southern Min)

### Pronunciation 1

* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ao$^5$ bia$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): āu-piah / ǎu-piah
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ao$^6$ biah$^4$
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ao$^5$ bia$^5$ [Phonetic: ao$^4$ ia$^5$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: āu-biā
*** Sinological IPA : /au²¹⁻⁴² $^{(p-)}$ia²¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ao$^5$ bia$^5$ [Phonetic: ao$^4$ bhia$^5$]
*** Sinological IPA : /au²¹⁻⁴² $^{(p-)}$βia²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Tainan, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: āu-piah
*** Tâi-lô: āu-piah
*** Phofsit Daibuun: auxpiaq
*** IPA (Yilan): /au³³⁻²¹ piaʔ²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /au³³⁻²¹ piaʔ³²/
*** IPA (Lukang): /au³¹⁻²² piaʔ⁵/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /au²²⁻¹² piaʔ³²/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /au²²⁻²¹ piaʔ³²/
*** IPA (Taipei, Tainan): /au³³⁻¹¹ piaʔ³²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines, Jinjiang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ǎu-piah
*** Tâi-lô: ǎu-piah
*** IPA (Philippines, Jinjiang): /au³³⁻²² piaʔ⁵/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /au²² piaʔ⁵/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ao$^6$ biah$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ău piah
*** Sinological IPA : /au³⁵⁻¹¹ piaʔ²/

#### Noun

後壁
* (Southern Min, Puxian Min) at the back; the rear; the back

##### 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 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 後角, 後壁, 後向, 後勢, 後尾 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 後角, 後壁, 後向, 後勢, 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 | Hengyang | 後頭 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 後頭 |

##### Derived terms

* 後壁尾 / 后壁尾

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Hòubì
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hau$^6$ bik$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Heu-piak
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Āu-piah
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Hòubì
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Hòubì
*** Wade–Giles: Hou$^4$-pi$^4$
*** Yale: Hòu-bì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Howbih
*** Palladius: Хоуби (Xoubi)
*** Sinological IPA : /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hau$^6$ bik$^1$
*** Yale: hauh bīk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hau$^6$ bik$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: heo$^6$ big$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɐu̯²² pɪk̚⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Heu-piak
*** Hakka Romanization System: heu biag$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: heu$^4$ biag$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /heu̯⁵⁵ pi̯ak̚²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Āu-piah
*** Tâi-lô: Āu-piah
*** Phofsit Daibuun: auxpiaq
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /au³³⁻²¹ piaʔ³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /au³³⁻¹¹ piaʔ³²/

#### Proper noun

後壁
* (～區) Houbi (a district of Tainan, Taiwan)

### Further reading

* “後壁”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* “後壁”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “后壁”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 12.