背景

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
 bright; circumstance; scenery
trad. (背景) 背 景
simp. #(背景) 背 景

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 背(はい)景(けい) (haikei),[1] first attested in 《物質變動與道德變動》 by Li Dazhao in 1919.

Pronunciation

Noun

背景

  1. background
  2. backdrop
  3. context
    社會背景／社会背景  ―  shèhuì bèijǐng  ―  social context
  4. powerful connections

Derived terms

References
  1. 汉语外来词词典 [Chinese Loanword Dictionary] (in Chinese), 1984, page 129

Japanese
Kanji in this term
背 景
はい
Grade: 6		 けい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

背(はい)景(けい) • (haikei) 

  1. background
    Antonyms: 前景 (zenkei), 近景 (kinkei)

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 背景 (bèijǐng)
  • → Korean: 배경 (baegyeong)
  • → Vietnamese: bối cảnh

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
背景

Noun

背景 • (baegyeong) (hangeul 배경)

  1. Hanja form? of 배경 (“background”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
背景

Noun

背景

  1. chữ Hán form of bối cảnh (“background”).
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