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篤人背脊 (duk1 jan4 bui3 zek3) — to doublecross someone (lit., "stab sb in the back") in Cantonese

dukˉ¹篤janˎ₄人bui˗₃背zek˗₃脊
简 笃人背脊
Mandarin Pinyin: du3 ren2 bei4 ji3

Meaning of 篤人背脊

nounto doublecross someone (lit., "stab sb in the back")

Characters in 篤人背脊

篤duk1
to poke; to prod; to stab | Variously written as 篤, 督, or 擉 because there is no real consensus as to the 'proper' character for this Cantonese meaning | 漢: 戳; 刺
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
背bui3
back on(to); with the back towards | ant. 向
脊zek3
ridge; roof

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