# 批鬥座
## Chinese

* 批鬥座

### Etymology

Blend of 批鬥／批斗 (pīdòu, “denounce”) +‎ 座 (zuò, “seat”)
Originated in Hong Kong, where the controversy arose on who could sit on priority seats. Netizens compared harsh hostile reactions during struggle sessions in the Cultural Revolution.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): pīdòuzuò
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧ ㄉㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): pai$^1$ dau$^3$ zo$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pīdòuzuò
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧ ㄉㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pidòuzuò
*** Wade–Giles: pʻi$^1$-tou$^4$-tso$^4$
*** Yale: pī-dòu-dzwò
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pidowtzuoh
*** Palladius: пидоуцзо (pidouczo)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi⁵⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pai$^1$ dau$^3$ zo$^6$
*** Yale: pāi dau joh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pai$^1$ dau$^3$ dzo$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pei$^1$ deo$^3$ zo$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɐi̯⁵⁵ tɐu̯³³ t͡sɔː²²/

### Noun

批鬥座
* (chiefly Hong Kong, derogatory) priority seat
** 2018 April 28, 鄧穎琳, “【關愛座】網絡公審潮被譏變「批鬥座」　有意見促廢除”, in 《香港01》 [HK01]‎:
       Yěyǒu bìngrén zuò guān'àizuò dōu shòushěn, jiéguǒ guān'àizuò bèi zhǐ yǐ biànzhì wèi “pīdòuzuò”. [Pinyin]
       Even some patients who sit in priority seats can become targets of cyberbullying. In the end, some criticised that priority seats have become "struggle seats".
** 2018 March 6, 端小二, “關愛座變「批鬥座」，是禮讓精神缺乏，還是道德綁架？ 關愛座該被取消嗎？”, in 《端傳媒》 [Initium Media]‎, archived from the original on 12 June 2024:
       Guān'àizuò biàn “pīdòuzuò” de qíngkuàng bìngfēi xiānggǎng dúyǒu. Nánhán céng chūxiàn chángzhě jiǎo tī guān'àizuò shàng niánqīng nánzǐ, 66 suì lǎorén gōngjī guān'àizuò shàng 25 suì nǚzǐ ér bèibǔ děng ànlì. [Pinyin]
       Hong Kong is not the only place where priority seats have become "struggle seats". In South Korea, an elderly person kicked a man was sitting in a priority seat, and a 66-year-old was arrested for assaulting a 25-year-old woman who was sitting in a priority seat as well.
** 2023 November 12, LT, “九巴增設1,000個關愛座 呼籲「更多包容」網民批評：係咪要製造更多矛盾”, in 《GOtrip旅遊看世界》‎, 新傳媒集團:
       giu$^3$ me$^1$ ming$^4$? pai$^1$ dau$^3$ zo$^6$. gung$^1$ nang$^4$: m$^4$ joeng$^6$ zo$^6$ zau$^6$ bei$^6$ jan$^4$ paak$^3$ pin$^{3-2}$ soeng$^5$ mong$^5$ pai$^1$ dau$^3$; deoi$^3$ zoeng$^6$: fei$^1$ zoeng$^2$ ze$^2$ / nin$^4$ zoeng$^2$ ge$^3$ jan$^4$ [Jyutping]
       Name? Struggle seats. Feature? If targets don't yield seats, then record videos, post online, and harass them. And the targets? Non-elders.
** 2018 June 2, 關愛座變批鬥座引發爭拗 應否取消市民意見不一‎, 陳嘉欣 (actor), 電視廣播有限公司 [Television Broadcasts Limited], via 《無綫新聞》 [TVB News]:
       gwaan$^1$ oi$^3$ zo$^6$ jyun$^4$ ji$^3$ si$^6$ teoi$^1$ gwong$^2$ gwaan$^1$ oi$^3$ man$^4$ faa$^3$, bat$^1$ gwo$^3$ zau$^6$ ceot$^1$ jin$^6$ gwo$^3$ bat$^1$ siu$^2$ zaang$^1$ aau$^3$ sam$^6$ zi$^3$ daa$^2$ dau$^3$ si$^6$ gin$^{6-2}$, gwaan$^1$ oi$^3$ zo$^6$ bin$^3$ pai$^1$ dau$^3$ zo$^6$, jau$^5$ jan$^4$ gin$^3$ ji$^5$ ceoi$^2$ siu$^1$, jau$^5$ jan$^4$ zau$^6$ syut$^3$ jiu$^3$ bou$^2$ lau$^4$. [Jyutping]
       The original intention of priority seats was to show love and care, but recently, quarrels and brawls have occurred. With priority seats becoming "struggle seats", some people suggest cancelling them, while others while others advocate for keeping them.

#### Synonyms

* 關愛座／关爱座 (guān'àizuò)