See also: 笃背脊 Chinese More information to poke; to prod, trad. (篤背脊) ... to poke; to prod back; rear; behind trad. (篤背脊) 篤 背脊 simp. (笃背脊) 笃 背脊 alternative forms 督背脊𢽴背脊擉背脊 Literally: “poke someone's back”. Close Pronunciation Cantonese (Jyutping): duk1 bui3 zek3 Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: duk1 bui3 zek3 Yale: dūk bui jek Cantonese Pinyin: duk7 bui3 dzek8 Guangdong Romanization: dug1 bui3 zég3 Sinological IPA (key): /tʊk̚⁵ puːi̯³³ t͡sɛːk̚³/ Verb 篤⫽背脊 (verb-object) (Cantonese, idiomatic) to backstab; to tell on; to tattle Synonyms (Cantonese) 報串／报串, 篤灰／笃灰 打小報告／打小报告 (dǎ xiǎobàogào) More information Variety, Location ... Variety Location Words edit Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 戳脊樑骨, 戳脊背 Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 戳脊樑骨, 戳脊樑骨兒, 指脊樑骨兒 Cantonese Guangzhou 篤背脊 Hong Kong 篤背脊 CloseDialectal synonyms of 戳脊樑骨 (“to speak ill of someone behind their back; to backbite; to backstab”) [map] Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.