最好

最好

Chinese

		(the) most; ‑est	good; well; be fond of
trad. (最好)		最	好
simp. #(最好)		最	好

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuìhǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ hou²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chui-hó
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chòe-hó

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zuê³ ho²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuìhǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuèihǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tsui⁴-hao³
    • Yale: dzwèi-hǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyhao
    • Palladius: цзуйхао (czujxao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sweɪ̯⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi³ hou²
    • Yale: jeui hóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ hou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ hou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵy̯³³ hou̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-hó
    • Hakka Romanization System: zui ho`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴ ho³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ ho³¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-hó
    • Tâi-lô: tsuè-hó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'hoir
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ ho⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ho⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ ho⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ ho⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁴¹ hɤ⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zuê³ ho²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuè hó
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ho⁵²⁻²¹/

Adjective

最好

1. best

   沒有最好，只有更好 [MSC, trad.]
   没有最好，只有更好 [MSC, simp.]

   méiyǒu zuìhǎo, zhǐyǒu gènghǎo [Pinyin]

   There is no best, only better.

Synonyms

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一流 (yīliú) 最佳 (zuìjiā) 第好 (Min Nan)

首要 (shǒuyào) (attributive) 一見棒／一见棒 (Wu) 頭等／头等 (tóuděng)

Antonyms

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最差 (zuì chà)

最壞／最坏 (zuìhuài)

Adverb

最好

1. had better; it would be best (to do something); one would be well-advised to

   你最好買一本好詞典。 [MSC, trad.]
   你最好买一本好词典。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ zuìhǎo mǎi yī běn hǎo cídiǎn. [Pinyin]

   You had better buy a good dictionary.

Synonyms

• (colloquial) 頂好／顶好 (dǐnghǎo)
• 還是／还是 (háishì)
• (Min Nan) 上好