第 (dai6 | di4) : sequence; number; grade; degree

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第

dai6

di4

[1] sequence; number [2] grade; degree [3] [v] place (e.g. on the imperial examination)

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 竹 (#118)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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第二 dai6 ji6 di4 er4 = [1] 2nd [2] other; another

第一 dai6 jat1 di4 yi1 = first

第三 dai6 saam1 di4 san1 = third

第十 dai6 sap6 di4 shi2 = tenth

第十一 dai6 sap6 jat1 di4 shi2 yi1 = eleventh

第日 dai6 jat6 = another day 粵

第個 dai6 go3 = another 粵

第一次 dai6 jat1 ci3 di4 yi1 ci4 = [1] first, first time; [2] number one

第一步 dai6 jat1 bou6 di4 yi1 bu4 = first step

第七十 dai6 cat1 sap6 di4 qi1 shi2 = seventieth

第三十 dai6 saam1 sap6 di4 san1 shi2 = thirtieth

第九十 dai6 gau2 sap6 di4 jiu3 shi2 = ninetieth

第二十 dai6 ji6 sap6 di4 er4 shi2 = twentieth

第五十 dai6 ng5 sap6 di4 wu3 shi2 = fiftieth

第八十 dai6 baat3 sap6 di4 ba1 shi2 = eightieth

第六十 dai6 luk6 sap6 di4 liu4 shi2 = sixtieth

第二日 dai6 ji6 jat6 = another day 粵

第二度 dai6 ji6 dou6 = another place 粵

第度 dai6 dou6 di4 du4 = somewhere else; some other place 粵

第樣 dai6 joeng6*2 = another kind 粵

講笑搵第樣 gong2 siu3 wan2 dai6 joeng6*2 = this is no laughing matter 粵

第一次世界大戰 dai6 jat1 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3 = World War I; the First World War

第二次世界大戰 dai6 ji6 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3 di4 er4 ci4 shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4 = World War II; the Second World War

全世界第一 cyun4 sai3 gaai3 dai6 jat1 quan2 shi4 jie4 di4 yi1 = the world's first

第一獎 dai6 jat1 zoeng2 di4 yi1 jiang3 = first prize

第次 dai6 ci3 = next time 粵

第二個 dai6 ji6 go3 = the second (one)

第三者保險 dai6 saam1 ze2 bou2 him2 = third party sick insurance

第二世 dai6 ji6 sai3 = the next life of something; for an indefinitely long time

第三季 dai6 saam1 gwai3 di4 san1 ji4 = third-quarter (of calendar year)

第三者 dai6 saam1 ze2 di4 san1 zhe3 = third-party; concubine

考第一 haau2 dai6 jat1 kao3 di4 yi1 = to score first place in the examinations

第三世界 dai6 saam1 sai3 gaai3 di4 san1 shi4 jie4 = the Third World

第一夫人 dai6 jat1 fu1 jan4 di4 yi1 fu1 ren2 = First Lady (wife of US president)

第一個層次 dai6 jat1 go3 cang4 ci3 di4 yi1 ge4 ceng2 ci4 = the first stage

印第安 jan3 dai6 on1 yin4 di4 an1 = American Indian (also referred to now as "Native Americans")

第三方 dai6 saam1 fong1 di4 san1 fang1 = third party

印第安女人 jan3 dai6 on1 neoi5 jan4*2 yin4 di4 an1 nv3 ren2 = an American Indian woman

印第安部落 jan3 dai6 on1 bou6 lok6 yin4 di4 an1 bu4 luo4 = an Indian tribe

第一手 dai6 jat1 sau2 di4 yi1 shou3 = firsthand

第一把手 dai6 jat1 baa2 sau2 di4 yi1 ba3 shou3 = first in command; number one man; a person holding primary responsibility

第一圈 dai6 jat1 hyun1 = first round

第二圈 dai6 ji6 hyun1 = second round

第五肢 dai6 ng5 zi1 = the penis (lit., "the fifth limb")

第三隻腳 dai6 saam1 zek3 goek3 = the penis (lit., "the third leg")

落第 lok6 dai6 luo4 di4 = fail in exam

天下第一 tin1 haa6 dai6 jat1 tian1 xia4 di4 yi1 = the first / the best under heaven

及第粥 kap6 dai6*2 zuk1 ji2 di4 zhou1 = congee with pig's liver and kidneys

第二樣 dai6 ji6 joeng6/6*2 = other; else 粵

第時 dai6 si4 = in the future, another day 粵

第啲 dai6 di1 = other; else 粵

第二啲 dai6 ji6 di1 = other; else 粵

第一版 dai6 jat1 baan2 di4 yi1 ban3 = first edition

印第安人 jan3 dai6 on1 jan4 yin4 di4 an1 ren2 = American Indian, Native Americans

第六感 dai6 luk6 gam2 di4 liu4 gan3 = the sixth sense

老番睇榜第一 lou5 faan1 tai2 bong2 dai6 jat1 lao3 fan1 di4 bang3 di4 yi1 = to be positioned in last place; last place; come last 粵

第尾 dai6 mei5*1 di4 wei3 = the last; the very last; come in last 粵

第一時間 dai6 jat1 si4 gaan1*3 di4 yi1 shi2 jian1 = immediately; right away

安第斯山 on1 dai6 si1 saan1 an1 di4 si1 shan1 = the Andes mountain range

第一性徵 dai6 jat1 sing3 zing1 di4 yi1 xing4 zheng1 = [bio.] primary sexual characteristic

第二性徵 dai6 ji6 sing3 zing1 di4 er4 xing4 zheng1 = [bio.] secondary sexual characteristic

第三帝國 dai6 saam1 dai3 gwok3 = The Third Reich

新世界第一巴士服務有限公司 san1 sai3 gaai3 dai6 jat1 baa1 si6*2 fuk6 mou6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = New World First Bus Services Ltd.

第一張個人專輯 dai6 jat1 zoeng1 go3 jan4 zyun1 cap1 = debut album

第一城 dai6 jat1 sing4 = Grand Epoch City (1/6 model of old Beijing); City One residential area in Sha Tin

三及第 saam1 kap6 dai6 san1 ji2 di4 = saam kap dai

第聶伯河 dai6 nip6 baak3 ho4 di4 nie4 bo2 he2 = Dnieper River

聖哲瑪里琪第一式 sing3 zit3 maa5 lei5 kei4 dai6 jat1 sik1 = [yoga] Marichyasana II, Sage Marichi's Pose II

戰士第一式 zin3 si6 dai6 jat1 sik1 = [yoga] Virabhadrasana I, Warrior I

戰士第二式 zin3 si6 dai6 ji6 sik1 = [yoga] Virabhadrasana II, Warrior II

身軀轉動第一式 san1 keoi1 zyun3*2 dung6 dai6 jat1 sik1 = [yoga] Bharadvajasana I, Sage Bharadvaja's Pose I

身軀轉動第二式 san1 keoi1 zyun3*2 dung6 dai6 ji6 sik1 = [yoga] Bharadvajasana II, Sage Bharadvaja's Pose II

第一太平有限公司 dai6 jat1 taai3 ping4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = First Pacific Co. Ltd.

台灣第一夫人 toi4 waan1 dai6 jat1 fu1 jan4 tai2 wan1 di4 yi1 fu1 ren2 = Taiwan's First Lady

浙江第一銀行 zit3 gong1 dai6 jat1 ngan4 hong4 = Chekiang First Bank Ltd.

第一太平銀行 dai6 jat1 taai3 ping4 ngan4 hong4 = First Pacific Bank Ltd.

第一訴訟法院 dai6 jat1 sou3 zung6 faat3 jyun6*2 = the Court of First Instance

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你點解唔打電話畀佢，叫佢改第二日呢？粵
Why don't you phone her and tell her to change it to another day?

八月是一年中的第八個月份國
August is the eighth month of the year.

你唔要嘅話，可以送畀第二個粵
If you don't want it, you can just give it to somebody else.
[Lit. you don't want [conditional delimiter], can give-present give other person]

打直第一行
first column
[note the split characters for 直行]

打橫第二行
second row
[note the split characters for 橫行]

今日雖然只係第二日... 粵
Today, although is just the second day ...
[Usually this sentence is followed by saying how unexpected the situation has developed into, even though it is just the second day of the event/situation. ]

你想學做生意呢，第一樣嘢就係要學奸粵
If you wanna be a businessman, the first thing you gotta learn is how to play dirty.
[Lit. you want study do business, number one [counter] thing is-exactly study wickedness]

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