第三者 in English di4 san1 zhe3 Meaning

Meanings

  • somebody who is romantically involved with somebody already in a committed relationship
  • the other woman
  • the other man
  • third person
  • third party (in dispute)
  • disinterested party
  • number three in a list

Simplified Characters

第 三 者

Traditional Characters

第 三 者

Pinyin

di4 san1 zhe3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

第di4(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) 三san1surname San 者zhe3(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...