坐正 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. literal meaning or translation: to sit up straight; normally to describe a person who is dying to do something (usually to get promoted at work) and finally manages to get what they want; to be formally raised / promoted to a certain status
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    由​副手​升上去​做​某個​組​織​嘅​阿​頭
    a deputy of a top position to formally be promoted to that top position
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 坐穩 – 坐稳
  2. 坐好
  3. 扶正
  4. 升正職 – 升正职
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我开会𠮶阵咁啱得咁桥坐正喺佢隔篱。
    我開會嗰陣咁啱得咁橋坐正喺佢隔籬。
    ngo5 hoi1 wui2 go2 zan6 gam3 ngaam1 dak1 gam3 kiu4 zo6 zing3 hai2 keoi5 gaak3 lei4 。
    • It happened that I sat next to her at a meeting.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢用两年时间就可以坐正做女主角，上位上得真系快。
    佢用兩年時間就可以坐正做女主角，上位上得真係快。
    keoi5 jung6 loeng5 nin4 si4 gaan3 zau6 ho2 ji5 co5 zeng3 zou6 neoi5 zyu2 gok3, soeng5 wai2 soeng5 dak1 zan1 hai6 faai3.
    • Just two years after her debut, she has managed to become the leading actress in a film. She made it big fast.
  2. Cantonese
    个核突佬坐正我对面，真系笃眼笃鼻。
    個核突佬坐正我對面，真係篤眼篤鼻。
    go3 wat6 dat6 lou2 co5 zeng3 ngo5 deoi3 min6, zan1 hai6 duk1 ngaan5 duk1 bei6.
    • That nasty man sits right opposite to me. He makes me sick.