最後

See also: 最后

Chinese

		(the) most; -est	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (最後)		最	後
simp. (最后)		最	后

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuìhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ hau⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chui-heu
• Min Nan (POJ): chòe-ǎu / chòe-āu / chòe-hiǒ / chòe-hō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: zuìhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyhow
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi³ hau⁶
    • Yale: jeui hauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ hau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ heo⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɵy̯³³ hɐu̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-heu
    • Hakka Romanization System: zui heu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴ heu⁴
    • IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ he̯u⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-ǎu
    • Tâi-lô: tsuè-ǎu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ aʊ²²/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-āu
    • Tâi-lô: tsuè-āu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'au
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ aʊ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁴¹ aʊ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ aʊ²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ aʊ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-hiǒ
    • Tâi-lô: tsuè-hiǒ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hio²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-hō͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsuè-hōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'ho
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/

Adjective

最後

1. final; last; ultimate

Antonyms

• 最先 (zuìxiān)

Adverb

最後

1. finally; in the end; ultimately

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
最	後
さい Grade: 4	ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

最後 (hiragana さいご, rōmaji saigo)

1. last, end, conclusion

Usage notes

Not to be confused with "最期 (さいご) (saigo)". "最後" means "end of something", "最期" means "end of life".

Synonyms

• 終 (お)わり (owari)

Antonyms

• 最初 (さいしょ) (saisho): first
• 始 (はじ)まり (hajimari)

Derived terms

Derived terms

Common

• 最後尾 (さいこうび, ​saikōbi): end of a queue
• 最後の最後に (さいごのさいごに, ​saigo no saigo ni): final performance
• 最後の舞台 (さいごのぶたい, ​saigo no butai): at the last moment

Uncommon

• 最後発 (さいこうはつ, ​saikō hatsu): last entrant
• 最後列 (さいこうれつ, ​saikō retsu): last row
  • 最後列車 (さいごれっしゃ, ​saigo ressha): last train
• 最後通告 (さいごつうこく, ​saigo tsūkoku): final warning; ultimatum
• 最後に笑うものが最もよく笑う (さいごにわらうものがもっともよくわらう, ​saigo ni warau mono ga mottomo yoku warau): "He who laughs last laughs hardest"

Uncommon (continued)

• 最後の審判 (さいごのしんぱん, ​saigo no shinpan): Final Judgement
• 最後まで (さいごまで, ​saigo made): to the end, to the last

Rare

• 最後っ屁 (さいごっぺ, ​saigoppe): fart of desperation
• 最後通牒 (さいごつうちょう, ​saigo tsūchō): ultimatum
• 最後の晩餐 (さいごばんさん, ​saigo no bansan): the Last Supper

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.