最小

Chinese

		(the) most; ‑est	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young
trad. (最小)		最	小
simp. ^#(最小)		最	小

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuìxiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ siu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuìxiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuèisiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: tsui⁴-hsiao³
  - Yale: dzwèi-syǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueysheau
  - Palladius: цзуйсяо (czujsjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi³ siu²
  - Yale: jeui síu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ siu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ xiu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯³³ siːu̯³⁵/

Noun

最小

smallest; youngest; least; minimum; minimal

Antonyms

最大 (zuìdà)

Derived terms

最小值 (zuìxiǎozhí)
最小公倍數／最小公倍数 (zuìxiǎo gōngbèishù)
最小公分母 (zuìxiǎo gōngfēnmǔ)
最小化 (zuìxiǎohuà)
最小對立體／最小对立体 (zuìxiǎoduìlìtǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
最	小
さい Grade: 4	しょう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 小 (shō, “small”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

最(さい)小(しょう) • (saishō)

minimum, smallest, least [2]

Alternative forms

最少

Derived terms

Derived terms

Common

最小限(さいしょうげん) (saishōgen, “lowest”)

Uncommon

最小化(さいしょうか) (saishō-ka, “minimization”)
最小値(さいしょうち) (saishōchi, “minimum value”)
採取国家主義(さいしょうこっかしゅぎ) (saishō kokka shugi, “Minarchism”)

Computer terms

最小動作(さいしょうどうさ) (saishōdōsa, “minimal simulation”)
最小構成(さいしょうこうせい) (saishō kōsei, “minimum configuration”)
最小有効数字(さいしょうゆうこうすうじ) (saishō yūkō sūji, “least significant digit”)
最小有効(さいしょうゆうこう)ビット (saishō yūkō bitto, “least significant bit”)

Mathematical terms

最小自乗法(さいしょうじじょうほう) (saishō jijō-hō, “least-squares method”)
最小公倍数(さいしょうこうばいすう) (saishōkōbaisū, “least common multiple”)

References

NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

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