上位

Chinese

up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
position; location; (measure word for persons)
position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
 
simp. and trad.
(上位) 		上 位

Pronunciation 1

Noun

上位

  1. (literary) higher rank; upper rank
  2. (literary) seat of honour; top seat
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Verb

上⫽位 (verb-object)

  1. to get promoted; to move to a higher position
    博上位 [Cantonese]  ―  bok3 soeng5 wai6-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to try to get boss's attention so as to get promoted
  2. (Hong Kong, of the deceased) to move into a niche
  3. (neologism, derogatory, of a mistress) to successfully displace one's original wife or husband
    小三上位  ―  xiǎosān shàngwèi  ―  the mistress displaces the wife
  4. (genetics) to exert epistatic effect on another gene
Synonyms
  • (to move into a niche): (Cantonese, euphemistic) 入伙 (rùhuǒ), 安灰

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上 位
じょう
Grade: 1 		い
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じょーい [jóꜜòì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːi]

Noun

上(じょう)位(い) • (jōi) ←じやうゐ (zyauwi)?

  1. a higher rank, an upper rank
    上位概念 ― high-level concept

Antonyms

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