Indexing Matters

還不是第一次

還不是第...

還不是第一次

haiˊ buˊ shiˋ diˋ yiˊ ciˋ

(It's not, This is not)

This is not the first time | It's not the first time

還 haiˊ huanˊ huanˋ

(Additionally, Also, Besides, Give back, In Addition, Not yet, Repay, Return, Still, Yet)

Still, Also, Yet, Not yet, In Addition, Besides, (Huan2), Repay, Give back, Return, (Huan4), Additionally

不是 buˊ shiˋ

(Aren't, Isn't, No, Not, Wasn't)

Not, Isn't, Wasn't, Aren't, No

第一 diˋ yiˉ

(First, Number one)

Number one, First, The first

第一次

diˋ yiˊ ciˋ

(First time, For The First, Initial)

First time, Initial, The first time, For the first time

一次 yiˊ ciˋ

(A, At a, First, Once, One, One at, Single)

A, One, Once, First, Single, One at a time, At a time

還

Additionally, Also, Besides, Give back, In Addition, Not yet, Repay, Return, Still, Yet

Still, Also, Yet, Not yet, In Addition, Besides, (Huan2), Repay, Give back, Return, (Huan4), Additionally

不

Infix, No, Non, None, Not, Not able to, Un, Without

No, Not, Non, None, Not able to, Un, Without, Infix Used To Indicate Inability

是

Am, Are, Being, Is, To be, Was, Were, Yes

Is, To be, Am/Are/Is/Was/Were, Being, Yes

第

In Sequence, Number, Prefix

Number, Prefix for numbers, In Sequence

一

A, An, As soon as, Once, One, Single, The

One, 1, Single, A, An, Once, As soon as, The

次

Grade, Inferior, Low grade, Next, Nth, Order, Sequence, Sub, Succession

Next, Order, Sequence, Succession, Sub, Inferior, Low grade, Grade, Nth time

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