最多

Chinese

		(the) most; ‑est	many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-
trad. (最多)		最	多
simp. #(最多)		最	多

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuìduō

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ do¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chui-tô

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuìduō
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuèiduo
    • Wade–Giles: tsui⁴-to¹
    • Yale: dzwèi-dwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyduo
    • Palladius: цзуйдо (czujdo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi³ do¹
    • Yale: jeui dō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ do¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ do¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯³³ tɔː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-tô
    • Hakka Romanization System: zui do^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴ do¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ to²⁴/

Adverb

最多

1. the most; the maximum; upper limit
2. at most; at the most

   你可以輸入最多140個字符。 [MSC, trad.]
   你可以输入最多140个字符。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ kěyǐ shūrù zuìduō 140 ge zìfú. [Pinyin]

   The maximum number of characters you can input is 140.

Synonyms

• (at most):

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• 充其量 (chōngqíliàng)
• 極你濟／极你济 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 極其量／极其量 (gik⁶ kei⁴ loeng⁶) (Cantonese)
• 極加／极加 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 盡加／尽加 (Hokkien)
• 至多 (zhìduō)
• 頂多／顶多 (dǐngduō)
• 頂籠／顶笼 (ding² lung²) (Cantonese)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “the most”): 最少 (zuìshǎo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
最	多
さい Grade: 4	た Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 多 (ta, “many”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さいた [sàítá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ita̠]

Noun

最(さい)多(た) • (saita) 

1. the most

Antonyms

• 最少(さいしょう) (saishō): n. the least

Derived terms

Derived terms

Uncommon

• 最多数(さいたすう) (saitasū): n. largest number
• 過去最多(かこさいた) (kako saita): n. record highest (number)

References

1. 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
最	多

Noun

最多 • (choeda) (hangeul 최다)

1. hanja form^? of 최다 (“maximum”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
最	多

Adjective

最多

1. chữ Hán form of tối đa (“maximum”).

Adverb

最多

1. chữ Hán form of tối đa (“at most”).