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

  (Hokkien, POJ): chòe-ǎu / chòe-āu / chòe-hiǒ / chòe-hō͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zuê³ ao⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zuìhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyhow
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuèihòu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sweɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi³ hau⁶
    • Yale: jeui hauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ hau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ heo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵy̯³³ hɐu̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-heu
    • Hakka Romanization System: zui heu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴ heu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ heu̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-ǎu
    • Tâi-lô: tsuè-ǎu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ au²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-āu
    • Tâi-lô: tsuè-āu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'au
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁴¹ au³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ au²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ au³³/
  • (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, Zhangzhou): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zuê³ ao⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuè ău
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ au³⁵/

Adjective

最後

1. final; last; ultimate

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 最後 (“the last; in the end”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		最後
Mandarin	Taiwan	最後
	Singapore	最後
Cantonese	Hong Kong	最後
	Singapore (Guangfu)	最後
Min Nan	Taipei	最後 GT, 煞尾 GT, 落尾手 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	尾
	Singapore (Hokkien)	落尾
Wu	Ningbo	壓末, 頂壓末, 壓煞
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

• (Min Nan) 後尾溜／后尾溜
• (Wu) 辣末

Antonyms

• 最先 (zuìxiān)

Adverb

最後

1. finally; in the end; ultimately

Synonyms

• 結果／结果 (jiéguǒ)
• (colloquial) 臨了／临了 (línliǎo)
• 最終／最终 (zuìzhōng)

Antonyms

• 起初 (qǐchū)

Noun

最後

1. end

Synonyms

• 末後／末后 (mòhòu)
• (literary) 沒後／没后 (mòhòu)

Derived terms

• 壓倒駱駝的最後一根草／压倒骆驼的最后一根草 (yādǎo luòtuo de zuìhòu yī gēn cǎo)
• 最後的晚餐／最后的晚餐 (Zuìhòu de Wǎncān)

• 最後通牒／最后通牒 (zuìhòutōngdié)

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Japanese

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

Noun

最(さい)後(ご) • (saigo) 

1. last, end, conclusion

   最初(さいしょ)から最後(さいご)まで

   saisho kara saigo made

   from beginning to end

2. last, final

   平成(へいせい)最後(さいご)の日(ひ)

   Heisei saigo no hi

   last day of Heisei

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.