至少

Chinese

		arrive; most; to arrive; most; to; until	young; few; little young; few; little; lack
simp. and trad. (至少)		至	少

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhìshǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ siu²
Gan (Wiktionary): zi⁴ seu³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chṳ-séu

(Meixian, Guangdong): zi⁴ sau³
Jin (Wiktionary): zi³ sau²
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chì-chió

(Teochew, Peng'im): zi³ zio²
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Shanghainese): ⁵tsy-sau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhìshǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhshǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chih⁴-shao³
  - Yale: jr̀-shǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhshao
  - Palladius: чжишао (čžišao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi³ siu²
  - Yale: ji síu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ siu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji³ xiu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ siːu̯³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: zi⁴ seu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩³⁵ sɛu²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ-séu
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii seu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi⁴ seu³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ⁵⁵ seu̯³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zi⁴ sau³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sau³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zi³ sau²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sz̩⁴⁵ sau⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-chió
  - Tâi-lô: tsì-tsió
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciecioir
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕio⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡ɕio⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕio⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕio⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡ɕiɤ⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zi³ zio²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsì tsió
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡ɕio⁵²⁻²¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wugniu: ⁵tsy-sau
  - Wiktionary Romanisation: ²tsr-sau
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩³³ sɔ⁴⁴/

Adverb

至少

at least; (to say the) least
這至少需要有人先出來帶個頭才行啊。 [MSC, trad.]
这至少需要有人先出来带个头才行啊。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè zhìshào xūyào yǒu rén xiān chūlái dài ge tóu cái xíng a. [Pinyin]
At least someone needs to come out and take the lead.

我不贊同這位同學的觀點，至少他的觀點不夠全面。 [MSC, trad.]
我不赞同这位同学的观点，至少他的观点不够全面。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ bù zàntóng zhè wèi tóngxué de guāndiǎn, zhìshào tā de guāndiǎn bùgòu quánmiàn. [Pinyin]
I don't agree with this student's point of view — at the very least, his point of view is not comprehensive enough.

Synonyms

少說／少说 (shǎoshuō)
至少兒／至少儿 (Dungan)
起碼／起码 (qǐmǎ)

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