第 dai⁶ {dì}

1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)
2. order
3. (old) rank in the imperial examinations
4. mansion
5. (lit.) but
6. just

第八 dai⁶ baat³ {dì bā}

the eighth

第七 dai⁶ cat¹ {dì qī}

the seventh

第次 dai⁶ ci³ {dì cì}

(noun) the…time (Usually there is a number in between for example "第一次" is "the first time".

第啲 dai⁶ di¹ {dì dī}

other

第度 dai⁶ dou⁶ {dì dù}

another place (spoken)

第九 dai⁶ gau² {dì jiǔ}

(adjective) the ninth; to describe one's ability as poor; (of person) useless

第個〔-个〕 dai⁶ go³ {dì gè}

another (normally person)

第日 dai⁶ jat⁶ {dì rì}

next time; in the future; later

第樣〔-样〕 dai⁶ joeng⁶ {dì yàng}

another item (spoken)

第六 dai⁶ luk⁶ {dì liù}

the sixth

第尾 dai⁶ mei¹ {dì wěi}

the last (in a sequence)

第三 dai⁶ saam¹ {dì sān}

the third

第世 dai⁶ sai³ {dì shì}

next life (spoken)

第十 dai⁶ sap⁶ {dì shí}

the tenth

第四 dai⁶ sei³ {dì sì}

the fourth

第時〔-时〕 dai⁶ si⁴ {dì shí}

(adv.) in the future.

第處〔-处〕 dai⁶ syu³ {dì chǔ}

(noun) another place

第一 dai⁶ jat¹ {dì yī}

1. first
2. number one

第二 dai⁶ ji⁶ {dì èr}

1. second
2. number two
3. next

第戎 dai⁶ jung⁴ {Dì róng}

Dijon (France)

第五 dai⁶ ng⁵ {dì wǔ}

fifth

第一個〔--个〕 dai⁶ jat¹ go³ {dì yī gè}

(adjective) The first one

第一名 dai⁶ jat¹ ming⁴ {dì yī míng}

First

第一線〔--线〕 dai⁶ jat¹ sin³ {dì yī xiàn}

First line; front line; forefront

第一城 dai⁶ jat¹ sing⁴ {dì yī chéng}

(place) the City One Mall in Shatin, Hong Kong; the City One station in Shatin, Hong Kong

第二處〔--处〕 dai⁶ ji⁶ cyu² {dì èr chǔ}

(noun) another place

第二啲 dai⁶ ji⁶ di¹ {dì èr dī}

another

第二度 dai⁶ ji⁶ dou⁶ {dì èr dù}

elsewhere; others (spoken)

第二個〔--个〕 dai⁶ ji⁶ go³ {dì èr ge}

The second

第二樣〔--样〕 dai⁶ ji⁶ joeng⁶ {dì èr yàng}

other kind

第五肢 dai⁶ ng⁵ zi¹ {dì wǔ zhī}

(noun) penis

第一步 dai⁶ jat¹ bou⁶ {dì yī bù}

1. step one
2. first step

第一次 dai⁶ jat¹ ci³ {dì yī cì}

1. the first time
2. first
3. number one

第一級〔--级〕 dai⁶ jat¹ kap¹ {dì yī jí}

first level

第一例 dai⁶ jat¹ lai⁶ {dì yī lì}

1. first case
2. first instance
3. first time (sth is done)

第一流 dai⁶ jat¹ lau⁴ {dì yī liú}

first-class

第一輪〔--轮〕 dai⁶ jat¹ leon⁴ {dì yī lún}

first round (of match, or election)

第一炮 dai⁶ jat¹ paau³ {dì yī pào}

(fig.) opening shot

第一手 dai⁶ jat¹ sau² {dì yī shǒu}

first-hand

第一聲〔--声〕 dai⁶ jat¹ sing¹ {dì yī shēng}

1. first tone in Mandarin
2. high level tone

第二春 dai⁶ ji⁶ ceon¹ {dì èr chūn}

1. (lit.) second spring
2. (fig.) falling in love for the second time
3. a new lease of life
4. rebirth

第二次 dai⁶ ji⁶ ci³ {dì èr cì}

1. the second time
2. second
3. number two

第二輪〔--轮〕 dai⁶ ji⁶ leon⁴ {dì èr lún}

second round (of match, or election)

第二聲〔--声〕 dai⁶ ji⁶ sing¹ {dì èr shēng}

1. second tone in Mandarin
2. rising tone

第二性 dai⁶ ji⁶ sing³ {Dì èr xìng}

The Second Sex (book by Simone de Beauvoir)

第二天 dai⁶ ji⁶ tin¹ {dì èr tiān}

1. next day
2. the morrow

第二位 dai⁶ ji⁶ wai⁶ {dì èr wèi}

second place

第六感 dai⁶ luk⁶ gam² {dì liù gǎn}

sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)

第納爾〔-纳尔〕 dai⁶ naap⁶ ji⁵ {dì nà ěr}

dinar (currency) (loanword)

第五類〔--类〕 dai⁶ ng⁵ leoi⁶ {dì wǔ lèi}

1. category 5
2. CAT 5 (cable)

第三方 dai⁶ saam¹ fong¹ {dì sān fāng}

third party

第三紀〔--纪〕 dai⁶ saam¹ gei² {dì sān jì}

1. third period
2. tertiary (geological era since the extinction of the dinosaurs at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary 65 million years ago)

第三十 dai⁶ saam¹ sap⁶ {dì sān shí}

thirtieth

第三聲〔--声〕 dai⁶ saam¹ sing¹ {dì sān shēng}

1. third tone in Mandarin
2. falling-rising tone

第三位 dai⁶ saam¹ wai⁶ {dì sān wèi}

third place

第三者 dai⁶ saam¹ ze² {dì sān zhě}

1. sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship
2. the other woman
3. the other man
4. third person
5. third party (in dispute)
6. disinterested party
7. number three in a list

第四紀〔--纪〕 dai⁶ sei³ gei² {dì sì jì}

1. fourth period
2. quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years)

第四季 dai⁶ sei³ gwai³ {dì sì jì}

fourth quarter

第四聲〔--声〕 dai⁶ sei³ sing¹ {dì sì shēng}

1. fourth tone in Mandarin
2. falling tone

第四臺〔--台〕 dai⁶ sei³ toi⁴ {dì sì tái}

1. fourth channel
2. (in Taiwan) cable TV, FTV

第一把手 dai⁶ jat¹ baa² sau² {dì yī bǎ shǒu}

First in command

第一書記〔--书记〕 dai⁶ jat¹ syu¹ gei³ {dì yī shū ji}

First secretary

第三隻腳〔--只脚〕 dai⁶ saam¹ zek³ goek³ {dì sān zhī jiǎo}

(noun) penis or (noun) a walking stick

第比利斯 dai⁶ bei² lei⁶ si¹ {Dì bì lì sī}

T'bilisi, capital of Georgia or Gruzia 格魯吉亞

第一產業〔--产业〕 dai⁶ jat¹ caan² jip⁶ {dì yī chǎn yè}

primary sector of industry

第一夫人 dai⁶ jat¹ fu¹ jan⁴ {dì yī fū rén}

First Lady (wife of US president)

第一季度 dai⁶ jat¹ gwai³ dou⁶ {dì yī jì dù}

first quarter (of financial year)

第一國際〔--国际〕 dai⁶ jat¹ gwok³ zai³ {dì yī guó jì}

First international, organized by Karl Marx in Geneva in 1866

第一時間〔--时间〕 dai⁶ jat¹ si⁴ gaan³ {dì yī shí jiān}

1. in the first moments (of sth happening)
2. immediately (after an event)
3. first thing

第一桶金 dai⁶ jat¹ tung² gam¹ {dì yī tǒng jīn}

1. the first pot of gold
2. the initial profits from an economic endeavour

第一象限 dai⁶ jat¹ zoeng⁶ haan⁶ {dì yī xiàng xiàn}

first quadrant (of the coordinate plane, where both x and y are positive)

第二產業〔--产业〕 dai⁶ ji⁶ caan² jip⁶ {dì èr chǎn yè}

secondary sector of industry

第二個人〔--个-〕 dai⁶ ji⁶ go³ jan⁴ {dì èr ge rén}

1. the second person
2. (fig.) someone else
3. third party

第二季度 dai⁶ ji⁶ gwai³ dou⁶ {dì èr jì dù}

second quarter (of financial year)

第二國際〔--国际〕 dai⁶ ji⁶ gwok³ zai³ {dì èr guó jì}

Second International

第二世界 dai⁶ ji⁶ sai³ gaai³ {dì èr shì jiè}

Second World

第六感覺〔---觉〕 dai⁶ luk⁶ gam² gok³ {dì liù gǎn jué}

1. sixth sense
2. intuition

第五縱隊〔--纵队〕 dai⁶ ng⁵ zung¹ deoi⁶ {dì wǔ zòng duì}

fifth column (subversive group)

第三產業〔--产业〕 dai⁶ saam¹ caan² jip⁶ {dì sān chǎn yè}

tertiary sector of industry

第三帝國〔---国〕 dai⁶ saam¹ dai³ gwok³ {Dì sān Dì guó}

Third Reich, Nazi regime (1933-1945)

第三季度 dai⁶ saam¹ gwai³ dou⁶ {dì sān jì dù}

third quarter (of financial year)

第三世界 dai⁶ saam¹ sai³ gaai³ {dì sān shì jiè}

Third World

第三狀態〔--状态〕 dai⁶ saam¹ zong⁶ taai³ {dì sān zhuàng tài}

"third state", borderline state between health and disease

第四季度 dai⁶ sei³ gwai³ dou⁶ {dì sì jì dù}

fourth quarter (of financial year)

第一個層次〔--个层-〕 dai⁶ jat¹ go³ cang⁴ ci³ {dì yī gè céng cì}

the first stage

第勒尼安海 dai⁶ lak⁶ nei⁴ on¹ hoi² {Dì lè ní ān Hǎi}

Tyrrhenian Sea between Sardinia and the Italian mainland

第一基本形式 dai⁶ jat¹ gei¹ bun² jing⁴ sik¹ {dì yī jī běn xíng shì}

(math.) first fundamental form

第一型糖尿病 dai⁶ jat¹ jing⁴ tong⁴ niu⁶ beng⁶ {dì yī xíng táng niào bìng}

Type 1 diabetes

第二型糖尿病 dai⁶ ji⁶ jing⁴ tong⁴ niu⁶ beng⁶ {dì èr xíng táng niào bìng}

Type 2 diabetes

第五個現代化〔--个现--〕 dai⁶ ng⁵ go³ jin⁶ doi⁶ faa³ {dì wǔ gè xiàn dài huà}

fifth modernization, i.e. democracy, cf Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations 鄧小平, 四個現代化

第一次世界大戰〔------战〕 dai⁶ jat¹ ci³ sai³ gaai³ daai⁶ zin³ {Dì yī cì Shì jiè Dà zhàn}

World War One

第二次世界大戰〔------战〕 dai⁶ ji⁶ ci³ sai³ gaai³ daai⁶ zin³ {Dì èr Cì Shì jiè Dà zhàn}

World War II

第二次漢字簡化方案〔---汉-简---〕 dai⁶ ji⁶ ci³ hon³ zi⁶ gaan² faa³ fong¹ on³ {Dì èr cì Hàn zì Jiǎn huà Fāng àn}

1. Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986)
2. abbr. to 二簡