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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuìhòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyhow
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi³ hau⁶
  - Yale: jeui hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ hau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ heo⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɵy̯³³ hɐu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-heu
  - Hakka Romanization System: zui heu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴ heu⁴
  - IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ he̯u⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-ǎu
  - Tâi-lô: tsuè-ǎu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ aʊ²²/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-āu
  - Tâi-lô: tsuè-āu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'au
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ aʊ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ aʊ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁴¹ aʊ³³/
- (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/

Adjective

最後

final; last; ultimate

Antonyms

最先 (zuìxiān)

Adverb

最後

finally; in the end; ultimately

Japanese

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

Noun

最後 (hiragana さいご, rōmaji saigo)

last, end, conclusion

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.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.