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世界第一

Mandarin · pinyin shì jiè dì yī

ranked number one in the world
the world's first

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世: shì · generation; world; era
界: jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
第: dì · sequence, number; grade, degree
一: yī · one; a, an; alone

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4–4–4–1 · shi4 jie4 di4 yi1

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