gwai3 gwan1季軍季军
Jyutpinggwai3 gwan1
Yalegwai gwān
Definition
Second runner-up; the third-place finisher in a competition.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the third place winner in a competition, following 冠軍 and 亞軍. It is used in formal contexts like sports events or academic contests but remains standard in everyday speech when discussing results.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
He got third place in the competition this time.
Related words
Common phrases
to win third place
to capture the third place title
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
