Chinese Word Entry
背山臨水Simplified Chinese form: 背山临水
| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄢ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | bèi shān lín shuǐ |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | bui3 saan1 lam4 seoi2 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 背 | stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel, back side, betray |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄟˋ (bèi), ㄅㄟ (bēi) |
| Cantonese: | bui3 |
| Japanese: | ハイ (hai) / せ (se)、 せい (sei)、 そむ.く (somuku)、 そむ.ける (somukeru) |
| Korean: | 배 (bae), 패 (pae) |
| Vietnamese: | bối, bội |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 揹 |
| 山 | mountain, hill, peak |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕㄢ (shān) |
| Cantonese: | saan1 |
| Japanese: | サン (san)、 セン (sen) / やま (yama) |
| Korean: | 산 (san) |
| Vietnamese: | san, sơn |
| 臨 | look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on, draw near, approach, descend, hexagram ䷒ |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄧㄣˊ (lín), ㄌㄧㄣˋ (lìn) |
| Cantonese: | lam4 |
| Japanese: | リン (rin) / のぞ.む (nozomu) |
| Korean: | 림 (rim), 임 (im) |
| Vietnamese: | lâm, lấm |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 临 |
| 水 | water, liquid, lotion, juice |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕㄨㄟˇ (shuǐ) |
| Cantonese: | seoi2 |
| Japanese: | スイ (sui) / みず (mizu)、 みず- (mizu-) |
| Korean: | 수 (su) |
| Vietnamese: | thủy, thuỷ |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 氵 |
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