天下第一

tiān xià dì yī

Dictionary entry

first under heaven

What does 天下第一 mean?

天下第一 (tiān xià dì yī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1first under heaven

2number one in the country

Character breakdown

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天tiānday · sky 下xiàdown · downwards 第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth") · (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 一yīone · single

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天下第一

tiān xià dì yī

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