粵

背bui3心sam1

bui3 sam1bèi xīn

English

  1. sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)
  2. vest; waistcoat; tank-top; a piece of garment without sleeves

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 着喺上半身,冇袖嘅衫(量詞:件)

Examples

  • 背心褸

    vest jacket

  • 背心底衫

    tank top undershirt

  • 他脱了背心。

    He took off the wife-beater.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 我找不到我三件套的背心。

    I can't find the waistcoat of my three piece suit.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 背心反了, 要翻一個面。

    You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

  • 你的背心前后反了,得翻过来。

    You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 你的背心里外反了,来翻出来。

    You need to reverse your vest. It's inside-out!

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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