後臺
Chinese
back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (後臺/後檯/後台) | 後 | 臺/檯/台 | |
| simp. (后台) | 后 | 台 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hòutái
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hòutái
- Wade–Giles: hou4-tʻai2
- Yale: hòu-tái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howtair
- Palladius: хоутай (xoutaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hau6 toi4
- Yale: hauh tòih
- Cantonese Pinyin: hau6 toi4
- Guangdong Romanization: heo6 toi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐu̯²² tʰɔːi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ǎu-tâi
- Tâi-lô: ǎu-tâi
- IPA (Quanzhou): /au²² tai²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: āu-tâi
- Tâi-lô: āu-tâi
- Phofsit Daibuun: auxdaai
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /au³³⁻²¹ tai²³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /au²²⁻²¹ tai¹³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /au²²⁻²¹ tai²⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /au³³⁻¹¹ tai²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ao6 tai5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ău thâi
- Sinological IPA (key): /au³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰai⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Wu
Noun
後臺
- backstage
- (figurative) behind-the-scenes supporter (including backstage musicians supporting a performance or political or economic backers or good connections)
- (computing) background (type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user)
- (finance) back office