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up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat |
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Pronunciation 1
Noun
上位
- (literary) higher rank; upper rank
- (literary) seat of honour; top seat
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
Verb
上⫽位 (verb-object)
- to get promoted; to move to a higher position
- 博上位 [Cantonese] ― bok3 soeng5 wai6-2 ― to try to get boss's attention so as to get promoted
- (Hong Kong, of the deceased) to move into a niche
- (neologism, derogatory, of a mistress) to successfully displace one's original wife or husband
- 小三上位 ― xiǎosān shàngwèi ― the mistress displaces the wife
- (genetics) to exert epistatic effect on another gene
Synonyms
- (to move into a niche): (Cantonese, euphemistic) 入伙 (rùhuǒ), 安灰
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
上位 • (jōi) ←じやうゐ (zyauwi)?
- a higher rank, an upper rank
Antonyms