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背心

背心

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	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (背心)		背	心

Noun

背心

sleeveless and collarless piece of clothing; vest (Classifier: 件)

See also

汗衫 (hànshān)
坎肩 (kǎnjiān)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bèixīn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ sam¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): poi-sîm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bèixīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyshin
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bui³ sam¹
  - Yale: bui sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ sam¹
  - IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ sɐm⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: poi-sîm
  - Hakka Romanization System: boi xim´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: boi⁴ xim¹
  - IPA: /po̯i⁵⁵ ɕim²⁴/