Chinese

Noun

背後

1. behind (of a person, object or story); at the back

   你背後有人。 / 你背后有人。  ―  Nǐ bèihòu yǒurén.  ―  There is someone behind you.

   他背後長痘痘。 / 他背后长痘痘。  ―  Tā bèihòu zhǎng dòudòu.  ―  He has acne on his back.

   我跟你講背後的故事。 [MSC, trad.]

   我跟你讲背后的故事。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ gēn nǐ jiǎng bèihòu de gùshi. [Pinyin]

   I'll tell you the story behind it.

Adverb

背後

1. in secret; surreptitiously

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) は​いご [háꜜìgò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠iɡ̃o̞]

Noun

背後 ‎(hiragana はいご, romaji haigo)

1. the rear
2. a part that doesn't appear clearly

   背後には大物がいる。

   はいごにはおおものがいる。

   haigo ni wa ōmono ga iru.

   There is a big name behind the scenes.

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.