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Runner-up in Thai

“Runner-up” in Thai is รองrawng.

รอง rawng

second (in rank), runner-up; deputy; to support (from below) adjective

  • rawng mid
  • Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

รองชนะเลิศrawng chá-ná-lôet = runner-up (in a contest).

You'll hear it in Mai Pen Rong (ไม่เป็นรอง).

How to use it

รองrawng is second in rank: รองแชมป์rawng cháem is the runner-up, and the official word in a contest is รองชนะเลิศrawng chá-ná-lôet. Before a title it means deputy or vice-: รองผู้จัดการrawng pûu-jàt-gaan, deputy manager; รองประธานrawng bprà-taan, vice-chair. ไม่เป็นรองใครmâi bpen rawng krai, "second to nobody", is being as good as anyone. As a verb it's to put something underneath: shoes are รองเท้าrawng-táao, "foot supports".

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