"C位" meaning in Chinese

See C位 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /seɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /siː⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /si³³⁻²³ ui¹¹/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /seɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/, /siː⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/, /si³³⁻²³ ui¹¹/ Chinese transliterations: sēi-wèi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙㄟ ㄨㄟˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], si¹ wai⁶⁻² [Cantonese, Jyutping], si¹ ui⁷, C wèi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], seiwèi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], sei¹-wei⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], sēi-wèi [Mandarin, Yale], seiwey [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сэйвэй [Mandarin, Palladius], sɛjvɛj [Mandarin, Palladius], sī wái [Cantonese, Yale], si¹ wai⁶⁻² [Cantonese, Pinyin], xi¹ wei⁶⁻² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], si¹ ui⁷ [Peng'im, Teochew], si ūi [POJ, Teochew]
Etymology: "C" from English carry or center + 位 (wèi, “position”). Originated in game Defense of the Ancients (DotA) before 2010. Etymology templates: {{der|zh|en|carry}} English carry, {{m|en|center}} center, {{zh-l|位|position}} 位 (wèi, “position”) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} C位
  1. (neologism, games) carry position, the role who deals most damage at late game Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Games, Photography
    Sense id: en-C位-zh-noun-Uk1ZGtcq Disambiguation of Photography: 69 31 Categories (other): Chinese neologisms, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in multiple scripts Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in multiple scripts: 49 51 Topics: games
  2. (neologism, slang) the most prominent position in a group photo Tags: neologism, slang
    Sense id: en-C位-zh-noun-NGoa1HvE Categories (other): Chinese neologisms, Chinese terms written in multiple scripts Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in multiple scripts: 49 51

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    {
      "ipa": "/seɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/"
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