Chinese

背景

/peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
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  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 5

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Origin

Wasei kango (和(わ)製(せい)漢(かん)語(ご)), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 背(はい)景(けい) (haikei), first attested in 《物質變動與道德變動》 by Li Dazhao in 1919.

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Lineage

  • borrowedJapanese背
  • characterChinese背 “back”
    • soundChinese北 “north; northern”
    • meaningChinese肉 “meat; flesh”
  • characterChinese景 “sunlight”
    • meaningChinese日 “Sun”
    • soundChinese京 “capital (city)”

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