霸位

Chinese

		feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon; usurp	position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
trad. (霸位)		霸	位
simp. #(霸位)		霸	位

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa³ wai^6-2
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): pa-vi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ba⁴ vi⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa³ wai^6-2
    • Yale: ba wái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa³ wai^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba³ wei^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː³³ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pa-vi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ba vi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ba⁴ vi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /pa⁵⁵ vi⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ba⁴ vi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /pa⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋi⁵³/

Verb

霸位

1. (Cantonese, Hakka) to reserve a seat (designate a seat as occupied) for someone who has not yet arrived; to chope
2. (Hakka) to occupy space