死背

Traditional form:

死背

Pinyin (reading):

sǐbèi

Definitions:

• to learn by rote

Characters:

• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible
• 背 - back, backside; to betray, to violate

Traditional characters:

• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible
• 背 - back, backside; to betray, to violate