座位

座位

Chinese

		seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things	position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
simp. and trad. (座位)		座	位
variant forms		坐位

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zo⁶ wai^6-2
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chho-vi
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chǒ-ūi / chō-ūi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zo⁷ ui⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: zuòwèi → zuòwei (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋ → ㄗㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄨㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoh.wey
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòwe̊i
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡swɔ˥˩꜒꜔ weɪ̯˥˩/ → /t͡swɔ˥˩ weɪ̯˩/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zo⁶ wai^6-2
    • Yale: joh wái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzo⁶ wai^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: zo⁶ wei²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː˨ wɐi̯˨꜔꜒/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chho-vi
    • Hakka Romanization System: co vi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: co⁴ vi⁴
    • IPA: /t͡sʰo˥ vi˥/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chǒ-ūi
    • Tâi-lô: tsǒ-uī
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡so˨˨ ui˦˩/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chō-ūi
    • Tâi-lô: tsō-uī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoixui
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡so˧˧꜖꜖ ui˧˧/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡so˨˨꜕꜖ ui˨˨/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ˧˧꜕꜖ ui˧˧/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zo⁷ ui⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsō ūi
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡so¹¹ ui¹¹/

Noun

座位

1. seat (something to sit on) (Classifier: 個／个)
2. place (vacancy or available position) (Classifier: 個／个)
3. seating arrangements
4. sitting sex position (Classifier: 個／个)

Synonyms

• (something to sit on): 位子 (wèizi), 席位 (xíwèi)

Derived terms

劃座位／划座位

愛心座位／爱心座位 (àixīn zuòwèi)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
座	位
ざ Grade: 6	い Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 坐位

Etymology

Middle Chinese 座位

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ざ​い [záꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [d͡za̠i]

Noun

座位 (hiragana ざい, rōmaji zai, historical hiragana ざゐ)

1. seat
2. posing of sitting
3. sitting sex position

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN