數sou2一jat1數sou2二ji6

simp数一数二

sou2 jat1 sou2 ji6shǔ yī shǔ èr

English

(idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best
(one of) the best; leading; highly ranked; literally: counted as the first or second
(idiom) to list one by one

粵語 — Cantonese

喺某行業、某領域嘅表現突出、成就領先，係頂尖嘅權威，唔係第一就係第二

Examples

佢係當今世上數一數二嘅心理學家。
He is the world's leading psychologist.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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