粵

卡kaa1位wai2

kaa1 wai2qiǎ wèikǎ wèi

English

  1. (sports) to jockey for position; (basketball) to box out; (commerce) to establish oneself in a competitive market (also pr. [qia3wei4])
  2. a strategic position: derives from football or basketball where in the midst of the game, when the ball is in the mid-air, the player accurately anticipates the falling position of the ball and grabs the very opportunity to stand in the strategic position in order to block the opponents out of their position and eventually obtains the control of the ball
  3. booth seating
  4. game; booth seats on train; booth seats in café and restaurants
  5. booth: restaurant seating arrangement consisting of a table between two high-back benches

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 餐廳入面包廂式嘅座位，兩排櫈中間隔住一張枱，每邊最少坐兩個人

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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