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
alternative forms		坐位

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuòwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zo⁶ wai^6-2
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chho-vi

(Hailu, HRS): co^˖ vui^˖
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chǒ-ūi / chō-ūi

(Teochew, Peng'im): zo⁷ ui⁷
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zu-we

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuòwèi → zuòwei (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋ → ㄗㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄨㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuòwe̊i
  - Wade–Giles: tso⁴-wei⁵
  - Yale: dzwò-wei
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoh.wey
  - Palladius: цзовэй (czovɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/ → /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ weɪ̯¹/
  - Homophones:
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    坐位
    座位
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zo⁶ wai^6-2
  - Yale: joh wái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzo⁶ wai^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: zo⁶ wei^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː²² wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    坐位
    座位
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chho-vi
  - Hakka Romanization System: co vi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: co⁴ vi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰo⁵⁵ vi⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: co^˖ vui^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰo³³ vui³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chǒ-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: tsǒ-uī
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡so²² ui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chō-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: tsō-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoixui
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ³³⁻²¹ ui³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡so³³⁻¹¹ ui³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡so²²⁻²¹ ui²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zo⁷ ui⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsō ūi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡so¹¹ ui¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zu-we
  - MiniDict: zu^去 we
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zu-hhue
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zu²² ɦue⁴⁴/

Noun

座位

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

Synonyms

(something to sit on):

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位 (wèi) (literary, or in compounds)
位子 (wèizi)
坐具 (zuòjù) (as furniture)
坐席 (zuòxí)
席位 (xíwèi)
座席 (zuòxí)

(sitting arrangements): 座次 (zuòcì)

Derived terms

劃座位 / 划座位
愛心座位 / 爱心座位 (àixīn zuòwèi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (座位):

→ Japanese: 座位(ざい) (zai)
→ Korean: 좌위(座位) (jwawi)

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
坐位

Etymology

Middle Chinese 座位 (MC dzwaH hwijH).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ざい [záꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [d͡za̠i]

Noun

座(ざ)位(い) • (zai) ^{←ざゐ (zawi)^?}

Derived terms

座(ざ)位(い)分(ぶん)娩(べん) (zai bunben)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
座	位

Noun

座位 • (jwawi) (hangeul 좌위)

hanja form^? of 좌위

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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