当とう代だい随ずい一いち

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

the greatest of the day; the best of one's time

A yojijukugo used to describe someone or something as the foremost in their field or era. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

• 彼かれは当とう代だい随ずい一いちのピアニストと評ひょうされている。

  He is acclaimed as the greatest pianist of our time.

• この作さく品ひんは当とう代だい随ずい一いちの傑けっ作さくだ。

  This work is the greatest masterpiece of the era.