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背道

背道

Chinese

		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	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
simp. and trad. (背道)		背	道

Verb

背道

(literary) to go contrary to the correct direction

Derived terms

背道而馳／背道而驰 (bèidào'érchí)

Noun

背道

(obsolete) quiet road

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bèidào

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ dou⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): poi-tho

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bèidào
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beydaw
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    倍道
    背道
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: bèidàor
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beydaull
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ taʊɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bui³ dou⁶
  - Yale: bui douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ dou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ tou̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: poi-tho
  - Hakka Romanization System: boi to
  - Hagfa Pinyim: boi⁴ to⁴
  - IPA: /po̯i⁵⁵ tʰo⁵⁵/