dei6 wai6地位
Jyutpingdei6 wai6
Yaledeih waih
Definition
Status, position, or standing of a person or thing relative to others.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to one's standing or rank within a social or professional hierarchy. While it sounds formal, it is frequently used in casual conversation to discuss workplace politics or family dynamics. It is almost always paired with a modifier like 高 or 低 to describe the level of influence.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
What do you think of the status of women in the home?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe physical location or posture, as that would be 位置. Learners sometimes confuse the two because they share the first character.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
