最善

Chinese

		(the) most; ‑est	good
simp. and trad. (最善)		最	善

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuìshàn

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ sin⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuìshàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyshann
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂa̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi³ sin⁶
  - Yale: jeui sihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ sin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ xin⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɵy̯³³ siːn²²/

Noun

最善

the best

Japanese

Kanji in this term
最	善
さい Grade: 4	ぜん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

最 (sai, “most”) +‎ 善 (zen, “good”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) さいぜん [sàízéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
- IPA^(key): [sa̠izẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

最善 (hiragana さいぜん, rōmaji saizen)

the best

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
最	善

Noun

最善 • (choeseon) (hangeul 최선)

Hanja form^? of 최선 (“<the best”).

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