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second adjective—第二 adj (almost always used) 次 adj Examples:evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua—Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group—reckoned be first or second best (idiom); one of the very best—fifty second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035—forty second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025—Fulin Emperor Shunzhi (1638-1662), second Qing emperor, reigned 1644-1662—second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045—Bernard Montgomery (Montie) (1887-1976), Second World War British field marshal—reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402 (mysterious disappearance is ongoing conspiracy theory)—auntie, second eldest of sisters in mother's family—Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces—Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only Confucius—lit. see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch—reticulum (second stomach of ruminants, with honeycomb pattern)—a married couple allowed dispensation have second child—Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan—Kangxi or K'ang Hsi, second Qing Emperor (1661-1722)—like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor—Catherine the Great or Catherine the Second (1684-1727), Empress of Russia—lit. unable distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent—imaginary heavenly body occupying the second focus of the moon's elliptic orbit—Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator— |