十四座

Chinese

		fourteen; 14	seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things
simp. and trad. (十四座)		十四	座

Etymology

So called because a public light bus in Hong Kong had 14 seats during the 1970s and 80s.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ sei³ zo⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sap⁶ sei³ zo⁶
  - Yale: sahp sei joh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ sei³ dzo⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ séi³ zo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² sei̯³³ t͡sɔː²²/

Noun

十四座

(Hong Kong, dated) minibus; public light bus (Classifier: 架 c; 部 c)
- 1975, “《十四座》 [14 Seats]”, 鄧登 (lyrics), performed by 尹光 [Wan Kwong]:
  
  真真折墮　我揸架十四座　兜多個冷　佢都未曾滿座 [Cantonese, trad.]
  真真折堕　我揸架十四座　兜多个冷　佢都未曾满座 [Cantonese, simp.]
  zan¹ zan¹ zit³ do⁶, ngo⁵ zaa¹ gaa³ sap⁶ sei³ zo⁶, dau¹ do¹ go³ laang¹, keoi⁵ dou¹ mei⁶ cang⁴ mun⁵ zo⁶ [Jyutping]
  I'm so stupid driving a 14-seat minibus. Even if I drive one more round, it still isn't full.

Synonyms

小巴 (xiǎobā)