一席之地

(acknowledged) place / a role to play / niche

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

surname Xi

woven mat / seat / banquet / place in a democratic assembly / classifier for banquets, conversations etc

variant of 席[xi2] / woven mat

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]