最少

最少

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuìshǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ siu²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chui-séu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zuìshǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyshao
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi³ siu²
    • Yale: jeui síu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ siu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ xiu²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵy̯³³ siːu̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-séu
    • Hakka Romanization System: zui seu`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴ seu³
    • IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ seu̯³¹/

Adjective

最少

1. the least; the minimum

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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

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) さいしょー [sàíshóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [sa̠iɕo̞ː]

Noun

最少 (hiragana さいしょう, rōmaji 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

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN