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背影杀手

bèi yǐng shā shǒudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind / sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face / abbr. to 背殺|背杀[bèi shā]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f515508535328879. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

背影殺手 背影杀手 [bei4 ying3 sha1 shou3] /(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind/sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face/abbr. to 背殺|背杀[bei4 sha1]/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 背影殺手

  • 背
    bēi

    to carry on one's back / (fig.) to bear / to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)

    bèi

    the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / (slang) unlucky / hard of hearing

  • 影
    yǐng

    picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace

  • 杀
    shā

    to kill / to slay / to murder / to attack / to weaken / to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely

  • 手
    shǒu

    hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.