# 次第
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): cìdì
    (Zhuyin): ㄘˋ ㄉㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ci$^3$ dai$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhù-tē / chhìr-tē
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cìdì
*** Zhuyin: ㄘˋ ㄉㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cìhdì
*** Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ$^4$-ti$^4$
*** Yale: tsz̀-dì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyhdih
*** Palladius: цыди (cydi)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ci$^3$ dai$^6$
*** Yale: chi daih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsi$^3$ dai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qi$^3$ dei$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /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 | ci$^3$ | dai$^6$ |

### Noun

次第
* (literary) order; sequence
* (obsolete) circumstances; situation
    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
    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.
    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.
    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

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

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しだい [shìdáí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɕida̠i]

### Noun

次(し)第(だい) • (shidai)
* circumstances
* order

### 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) (lyrics and music), “雑踏、僕らの街 [Hustle and Bustle, Our City]”: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

### References

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