梗頸四

Chinese

			four
trad. (梗頸四)		梗頸	四
simp. (梗颈四)		梗颈	四

Etymology

From the fact that one usually does not receive a medal when finishing fourth in competitions, hence dissatisfied with it.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gang² geng² sei³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gang² geng² sei³
    • Yale: gáng géng sei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gang² geng² sei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: geng² géng² séi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐŋ³⁵ kɛːŋ³⁵ sei̯³³/

Noun

梗頸四

1. (Cantonese, slang) third runner-up

See also

• 殿軍／殿军 (diànjūn)