tone of Chinese characters; to exchange places/seats/positions
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
調換座位 to change seats
老師調位都唔睇高度嘅！我全班最矮坐最後，黑板都睇唔到。
老师调位都唔睇高度嘅！我全班最矮坐最后，黑板都睇唔到。
lou5 si1 diu6 wai2 dou1 m4 tai2 gou1 dou6 ge2! ngo5 cyun4 baan1 zeoi3 ai2 co5 zeoi3 hau6, hak1 baan2 dou1 tai2 m4 dou2. The teacher didn't rearrange our seats according to our heights at all! Being the shortest in our class, I have to sit at the back that I couldn't even see the blackboard.
佢想喺窗邊睇風景，同隔籬個乘客調咗位。
佢想喺窗边睇风景，同隔篱个乘客调咗位。
keoi5 soeng2 hai2 coeng1 bin1 tai2 fung1 ging2, tung4 gaak3 lei4 go3 sing4 haak3 diu6 zo2 wai2. He wanted to see the view by the window, so he exchanged seats with the passenger next to him.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, Hong-Kong
to change seats
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
換位 – 换位
換位子 – 换位子
換位置 – 换位置
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
我同你调位呢。
我同你調位呢。
ngo5 tung4 nei5 diu6 wai2 le4.
Can we switch seats, if you don't mind? (I know you won't.)
The teacher didn't rearrange our seats according to our heights at all! Being the shortest in our class, I have to sit at the back that I couldn't even see the blackboard.