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(ordinal prefix); ‑th; rank

one; single; a

one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)

trad. (第一)
simp. #(第一)

Note: dĭ - contraction.

Note: doin6 êg4 - Jieyang.


BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
Middle
Chinese
‹ dejH › ‹ ʔjit ›
Old
Chinese
/*[l]ˁəjʔ-s/ /*ʔi[t]/
English sequence one

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 2298 14833
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*diːls/ /*qliɡ/
Notes

第一

  1. (literally, figuratively) first; 1st
    第一婚姻  ―  dìyī cì hūnyīn  ―  first marriage
    第一志願大學第一志愿大学  ―  dìyī zhìyuàn dàxué  ―  first-preference university
    世界第一經濟體 [MSC, trad.]
    世界第一经济体 [MSC, simp.]
    shìjiè dìyīdà jīngjìtǐ [Pinyin]
    world's biggest economy
    全球第一貿易國 [MSC, trad.]
    全球第一贸易国 [MSC, simp.]
    quánqiú dìyī dà màoyìguó [Pinyin]
    the largest trading nation in the world
    中國第一歷史檔案館 [MSC, trad.]
    中国第一历史档案馆 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhōngguó dìyī lìshǐ dàng'ànguǎn [Pinyin]
    the First Historical Archives of China
    每次面試第一廁所 [MSC, trad.]
    每次面试第一厕所 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ měicì qù miànshì, dìyī jiàn shì shì zhǎo cèsuǒ. [Pinyin]
    Every time I go to an interview, the first thing I do is look for a toilet.
  2. number one; #1; first (in a test, competition, etc.)
    中國第一貪官中国第一贪官  ―  Zhōngguó dìyī dà tānguān  ―  the most corrupt official in Chinese history
    雖然第一但是一點驕傲 [MSC, trad.]
    虽然第一但是一点骄傲 [MSC, simp.]
    Wáng Xiùyīng suīrán kǎo le dìyī, dànshì tā yīdiǎn yě bù jiāo'ào. [Pinyin]
    Although Wang Xiuying scored first in the exam, she was not at all arrogant about it.

第一

  1. firstly
  2. being the most important consideration; being essential, or a priority; coming first
    安全第一  ―  ānquán dìyī  ―  safety comes first
  3. (Hakka, Sichuanese, Min) most

Dialectal synonyms of (“most”) [map]

Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese ,
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing ,
Taiwan
Malaysia
Singapore
Jilu Mandarin Jinan ,
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu , 第一
Wuhan
Guilin
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou ,
Hefei ,
Cantonese Guangzhou ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
Taishan ,
Yangjiang
Hepu (Lianzhou)
Hepu (Shatian)
Beihai
Beihai (Nankang)
Beihai (Yingpan)
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
Singapore (Guangfu)
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
Móng Cái
Gan Nanchang
Hakka Meixian , 第一
Miaoli (N. Sixian) ,
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) ,
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) ,
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
Hong Kong
Jin Taiyuan
Northern Min Jian'ou , , 第一
Eastern Min Fuzhou 第一,
Matsu 第一
Southern Min Xiamen 第一, , ,
Quanzhou 第一, ,
Jinjiang
Zhangzhou 第一,
Zhao'an
Dongshan
Taipei
Kaohsiung
Yilan
Changhua (Lukang)
Taichung
Tainan
Hsinchu
Kinmen
Penang (Hokkien) 第一
Singapore (Hokkien)
Manila (Hokkien) ,
Chaozhou 上頂,
Shantou ,
Shantou (Chaoyang)
Jieyang , 上頂
Singapore (Teochew)
Pontianak (Teochew)
Wenchang
Qionghai
Wu Shanghai , 最最,
Suzhou ,
Ningbo , 頂頂
Wenzhou ,
Xiang Changsha ,
Shuangfeng ,
Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 3
いち
Grade: 1
goon

From Middle Chinese 第一 (MC dejH 'jit). First attested in a text from 772.[1]

(だい)(いち) (daiichi

  1. [from 772] first, foremost, number one
    Synonym: 随一 (zuiichi)
  1. ^ 第一”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Hanja in this term

第一 (jeil) (hangeul 제일)

  1. hanja form? of 제일 (number one; the first; the most)
chữ Hán Nôm in this term

第一

  1. chữ Hán form of đệ nhất (the first).