最少

Chinese

		(the) most; ‑est	young; few; little young; few; little; lack
trad. (最少)		最	少
simp. #(最少)		最	少

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuìshǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ siu²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chui-séu
• Eastern Min (BUC): có̤i-ciēu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuìshǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuèishǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tsui⁴-shao³
    • Yale: dzwèi-shǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyshao
    • Palladius: цзуйшао (czujšao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi³ siu²
    • Yale: jeui síu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ siu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ xiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯³³ siːu̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-séu
    • Hakka Romanization System: zui seu`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴ seu³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ seu̯³¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: có̤i-ciēu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡søy²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu³³/

Adjective

最少

1. the least; the minimum; lower limit

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 第少

Antonyms

• 最多 (zuìduō)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
最	少
さい Grade: 4	しょう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 最小

Etymology

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 少 (shō, “few”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さいしょー [sàíshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠iɕo̞ː]

Noun

最(さい)少(しょう) • (saishō) 

1. small; little; few
2. the youngest

Antonyms

• 最多(さいた) (saita): n. the most
• 最長(さいちょう) (saichō): n. the oldest

Korean

Hanja in this term
最	少

Noun

最少 • (choeso) (hangeul 최소)

1. Hanja form^? of 최소 (“minimum”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
最	少

Adjective

最少

1. chữ Hán form of tối thiểu (“minimum”).

Adverb

最少

1. chữ Hán form of tối thiểu (“at least”).