C位

Chinese

			position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
simp. and trad. (C位)		C	位

Etymology

"C" from English carry or center + 位 (wèi, “position”). Originated in game Defense of the Ancients (DotA) before 2010.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sēi-wèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄟ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ wai^6-2
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): si¹ ui⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: C wèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄟ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: seiwèi
    • Wade–Giles: sei¹-wei⁴
    • Yale: sēi-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: seiwey
    • Palladius: сэйвэй (sɛjvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /seɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si¹ wai^6-2
    • Yale: sī wái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ wai^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ wei^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: si¹ ui⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: si ūi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /si³³⁻²³ ui¹¹/

Noun

C位

1. (neologism, games) carry position, the role who deals most damage at late game
2. (neologism, slang) the most prominent position in a group photo

   C位出道  ―  sēiwèi chūdào  ―  to debut as the most prominent character (in an idol group, etc.)