卡位

Chinese

Etymology 1

		railcar	seat; seating
simp. and trad. (卡位)		卡	位

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): kaa¹ wai^6-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kaa¹ wai^6-2
  - Yale: kā wái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kaa¹ wai^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ka¹ wei^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaː⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

卡位

(Cantonese) booth (enclosed table with seats)

Etymology 2

		customs station; to be choked; to fasten customs station; to be choked; to fasten; to clip; to wedge; checkpost; to check; to stop; to block; card	position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
simp. and trad. (卡位)		卡	位

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǎwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄚˇ ㄨㄟˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǎwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˇ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǎwèi
  - Wade–Giles: kʻa³-wei⁴
  - Yale: kǎ-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaawey
  - Palladius: кавэй (kavɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

Verb

卡⫽位 (verb-object)

(Taiwan, colloquial) to grab and occupy a spot; to secure a position (in advance)
Synonym: 占位 (zhànwèi)

為了更接近偶像，粉絲早早就到跨年演唱會現場卡位。 [MSC, trad.]
为了更接近偶像，粉丝早早就到跨年演唱会现场卡位。 [MSC, simp.]
Wèile gèng jiējìn ǒuxiàng, fěnsī zǎozǎo jiù dào kuànián yǎnchànghuì xiànchǎng kǎwèi. [Pinyin]
To get closer to their idol, fans arrived early at the New Year's Eve concert to grab a good spot.

這間公司很早就在 AI 市場卡位，難怪現在發展得這麼好。 [MSC, trad.]
这间公司很早就在 AI 市场卡位，难怪现在发展得这么好。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè jiān gōngsī hěn zǎo jiù zài AI shìchǎng kǎwèi, nánguài xiànzài fāzhǎn de zhème hǎo. [Pinyin]
This company positioned itself in the AI market early on, no wonder it’s doing so well now.
(basketball) to box out