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

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): /t͡ɕɵy̯³³ siːu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-séu
  - Hakka Romanization System: zui seu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴ seu³
  - IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ se̯u³¹/

Adjective

最少

the least; the minimum

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)

small; little; few
the youngest

Antonyms

最多 (さいた) (saita): n. the most
最長 (さいちょう) (saichō): n. the oldest

References

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

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