攝位
simp摄位sip3 wai2shè wèi
English
- to be in an uninvited position (in a group photo or a group conversation)
- to cut yourself into a queue; to leap into a seat
- to take an undeserving place in a self-promoting or underhandedly manner; to steal the limelight
粵語 — Cantonese
- 用偷步或者打尖等手法嚟霸住一個空間
- 透過自吹自擂或者其他唔光彩嘅手法嚟爭權奪位
Examples
佢頭先嗌攰,但係搭地鐵嗰陣成個人撲去攝位。
He was just saying that he was exhausted, yet still he finds the strength to leap for a seat while boarding the metro. ----
本來公司升遷冇佢份,但係佢最後靠擦鞋攝位。
At first he was not considered to be promoted, but he stole a place by brown-nosing.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk