背靠背
bèi kào bèi
Pinyin

Definition

背靠背
 - 
bèi kào bèi
  1. back to back

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bēi
  1. 1 variant: 背 bēi
bèi hòu
  1. 1 behind
  2. 2 at the back
  3. 3 in the rear
  4. 4 behind sb's back
bèi jǐng
  1. 1 background
  2. 2 backdrop
  3. 3 context
  4. 4 (fig.) powerful backer
  5. 5 classifier: 种 zhǒng
kào
  1. 1 to lean against or on
  2. 2 to stand by the side of
  3. 3 to come near to
  4. 4 to depend on
  5. 5 to trust
  6. 6 to fuck (vulgar)
  7. 7 traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
yī kào
  1. 1 to rely on sth (for support etc)
  2. 2 to depend on

Idioms (17)

六亲无靠
liù qīn wú kào
  1. 1 orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
  2. 2 left to one's own devices
勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi
  1. 1 arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
  1. 1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to both be of equal importance
  3. 3 to value both equally