第三 dai⁶ saam¹ {dì sān}

the third

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

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

(noun) penis or (noun) a walking stick

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