次第

Chinese

		number of times; order; sequence number of times; order; sequence; next; second(ary); (measure word)	(ordinal prefix); ‑th; rank
trad. (次第)		次	第
simp. ^#(次第)		次	第

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cìdì

(Zhuyin): ㄘˋ ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci³ dai⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhù-tē / chhìr-tē

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cìdì
  - Zhuyin: ㄘˋ ㄉㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cìhdì
  - Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ⁴-ti⁴
  - Yale: tsz̀-dì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyhdih
  - Palladius: цыди (cydi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci³ dai⁶
  - Yale: chi daih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi³ dai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi³ dei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː³³ tɐi̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhù-tē
  - Tâi-lô: tshù-tē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhuo'de
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ te³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ te³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhìr-tē
  - Tâi-lô: tshìr-tē
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ te⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: tshijH dejH

Rime
Character	次	第
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	脂 (15)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	七四切	特計切
Baxter	tshijH	dejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰiɪ^H/	/dei^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰi^H/	/dei^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰjɪ^H/	/dɛi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰi^H/	/dɛj^H/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰi^H/	/dei^H/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰi^H/	/diei^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi^H/	/dʱiei^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cì	dì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ci³	dai⁶

Noun

次第

(literary) order; sequence
(obsolete) circumstances; situation
- 到黃昏、點點滴滴。這次第，怎一個愁字了得！ [Ci, trad.]
  到黄昏、点点滴滴。这次第，怎一个愁字了得！ [Ci, simp.]
  From: circa 1129, Li Qingzhao (李清照),《聲聲慢》, translated by Lin Yutang
  Dào huánghūn, diǎndiǎndīdī. Zhè cìdì, zěn yīge chóu zì liǎodé! [Pinyin]
  At dusk: pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat!
  Is this a mood and moment only to be called "sad"?

Adverb

次第

(literary) one after another; in turn
- 餘存二十餘，次第知落矣。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  余存二十余，次第知落矣。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. 803, Han Yu (韓愈),《落齒》, translated by Stephen Owen
  Yú cún èrshí yú, cìdì zhī luò yǐ. [Pinyin]
  The remaining ones, twenty-odd,
  I know they'll fall in succession and that's it.
- 長安回望繡成堆，山頂千門次第開。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  长安回望绣成堆，山顶千门次第开。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. 850, Du Mu (杜牧),《過華清宮》, translated by Zhu Manhua
  Cháng'ān huíwàng xiù chéngduī, shāndǐng qiānmén cìdì kāi. [Pinyin]
  Looking back Capital City's embroidered-like mountain,
  The hilly top palace's series of gates consecutively open.
- 羅浮山下四時春，盧橘楊梅次第新。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  罗浮山下四时春，卢橘杨梅次第新。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: circa 1095~1097, Su Shi (蘇軾), Eating Litchis (《食荔支二首（其二）》)
  Luófú shānxià sìshí chūn, lújú yángméi cìdì xīn. [Pinyin]
  At the foot of Mount Luofu, it is spring all year round; Loquat and red bayberry ripen successively.

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
次	第
し Grade: 3	だい Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しだい [shìdáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕida̠i]

Noun

次(し)第(だい) • (shidai)

Suffix

次(し)第(だい) • (-shidai)

dependent on, as soon as
信(しん)じるかどうかは君(きみ)次第(しだい)
shinjiru kadōka wa kimishidai
Whether to believe or not is up to you.

情報(じょうほう)が入(はい)りしだいお伝(つた)えします。
Jōhō ga hairishidai o tsutae shimasu.
We will report information as soon as it comes in.
- 2024, 大濱健悟 (Ōhama Kengo), “雑踏、僕らの街 [Hustle and Bustle, Our City]”, performed by トゲナシトゲアリ:
  何もかも君次第で僕次第さ
  Everything depends on you and on me.

Usage notes

Expresses that the action of a verb or an action implied by a preceding noun is a prerequisite for another action.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
次	第
ついで
Grade: 3	Grade: 3
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 次第 – see the following entry.

【次ついで】3

[noun] order, sequence

[noun] follower, successor; the next thing in a sequence

[noun] occasion, opportunity, doing something incidental to something else

Alternative spellings
序, 序で, 第, 次いで, 尋いで, 嗣

(This term, 次第, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN