三さん国ごく一いち

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

unparalleled in Japan, China and India; the best in the world

A classical set phrase originally referring to being the best among the three great ancient Asian civilizations. In modern use, it is a literary or hyperbolic way to say 'the best in the world' or 'unrivaled'. Often used in the pattern 三国一の～.

• 彼かれは三さん国ごく一いちの剣けん豪ごうと呼よばれていた。