第一 (dai6 jat1) — first in Cantonese
daiˍ₆第jatˉ¹一Mandarin Pinyin: di4 yi1
Meaning of 第一
nounfirst
Example Sentences with 第一
打直第一行
first column
你想學做生意呢，第一樣嘢就係要學奸
If you wanna be a businessman, the first thing you gotta learn is how to play dirty.
cyuˏ₅儲cukˉ¹蓄haiˍ₆係daiˍ₆第jatˉ¹一bou6.步。
Saving is the first step.
daiˍ₆第ji˗₃二gamˊ²僅ci˗₃次jyuˉ¹於daiˍ₆第jat1.一。
Second is second only to first.
tinˉ¹天ziˍ₆字daiˍ₆第jatˉ¹一hou6.號。
The very first one.
Characters in 第一
Words Containing 第一
第一發球員dai6 jat1 faat3 kau4 jyun4
first server (in a ballgame)
全世界第一cyun4 sai3 gaai3 dai6 jat1
the world's first
天下第一tin1 haa6 dai6 jat1
the first / the best under heaven
第一夫人dai6 jat1 fu1 jan4
First Lady (wife of US president)
第一次dai6 jat1 ci3
number one
第一季度dai6 jat1 gwai1 dou6
first quarter (of a year)
天字第一號tin1 zi6 dai6 jat1 hou6
number 1, the highest, biggest, most powerful
第一名dai6 jat1 ming4
First
第一把手dai6 jat1 baa2 sau2
first in command; number one man; a person holding primary responsibility
第一獎dai6 jat1 zoeng2
first prize | Also '首獎'
第一圈dai6 jat1 hyun1
first round
第一步dai6 jat1 bou6
first step
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