乙
yǐ
ㄧˇ
- 1second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
- 2second in order
- 3letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- 4second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1])
- 5ethyl
- 6bent
- 7winding
- 8radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
- 9ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
Example
甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜。
jiǎ zhī mìtáng yǐ zhī pīshuāng
One man's meat is another man's poison.