din6 gwan1殿軍殿军
Jyutpingdin6 gwan1
Yaledihn gwān
Definition
Fourth place in a contest; third runner-up.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the fourth position in a ranking or competition. While standard in formal contexts like sports reporting, it is less commonly used in casual conversation compared to 冠軍, 亞軍, or 季軍. People often just say 第四名 instead to avoid confusion, as the term is sometimes mistaken for a higher rank by those unfamiliar with the formal hierarchy.
Examples
He got fourth place in the competition this time.
Related words
Common mistake
Many learners mistakenly assume the sequence follows the order of gold, silver, bronze, and then something higher, but it is strictly the fourth place. It is frequently confused with 季軍, which is the third place.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
