最善

Chinese

		(the) most; ‑est	good
trad. (最善)		最	善
simp. ^#(最善)		最	善

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuìshàn

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ sin⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuìshàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuèishàn
  - Wade–Giles: tsui⁴-shan⁴
  - Yale: dzwèi-shàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyshann
  - Palladius: цзуйшань (czujšanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi³ sin⁶
  - Yale: jeui sihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ sin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ xin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯³³ siːn²²/

Noun

最善

the best

Japanese

Kanji in this term
最	善
さい Grade: 4	ぜん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 善 (zen, “good”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さいぜん [sàízéń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [sa̠izẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

最(さい)善(ぜん) • (saizen)

the best

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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

Korean

Hanja in this term
最	善

Noun

最善 • (choeseon) (hangeul 최선)

Hanja form^? of 최선 (“<the best”).

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