最大

Chinese

		(the) most; ‑est	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
trad. (最大)		最	大
simp. ^#(最大)		最	大

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuìdà

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ daai⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chui-thai
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zuê³ dua⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuìdà
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuèidà
  - Wade–Giles: tsui⁴-ta⁴
  - Yale: dzwèi-dà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueydah
  - Palladius: цзуйда (czujda)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi³ daai⁶
  - Yale: jeui daaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ daai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ dai⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯³³ taːi̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-thai
  - Hakka Romanization System: zui tai
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴ tai⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ tʰai̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zuê³ dua⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuè tuā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tua¹¹/

Noun

最大

largest; biggest; greatest; maximum; maximal
最大遊客接待量／最大游客接待量 ― zuìdà yóukè jiēdàiliàng ― maximum visitor capacity

全世界最大的石佛像 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
quánshìjiè zuìdà de shífóxiàng [Pinyin]
the largest stone statue of Buddha in the world

盡最大的努力／尽最大的努力 ― jìn zuìdà de nǔlì ― to do all one can

Antonyms

最小 (zuìxiǎo)

Derived terms

最大公因數 / 最大公因数 (zuìdà gōngyīnshù)
最大化 (zuìdàhuà)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
最	大
さい Grade: 4	だい Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

最 (“most”) +‎ 大 (“big”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) サイダイ [sàídáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sa̠ida̠i]

Noun

最(さい)大(だい) • (saidai)

maximum, greatest, largest

Derived terms

Derived terms

Common

最大限 (さいだいげん, saidaigen) maximum

Uncommon

最大手 (さいおおて, saiōte) largest company; industry leader
最大化 (さいだいか, saidaika) maximization
最大許容線量 (さいだいきょようせんりょうう, saidaikyoyōsenryō) maximum permissible dose
最大値 (さいだいち, saidaichi) global maximum; greatest value
最大量 (さいだいりょう, saidairyō) maximum; largest amount
史上最大 (しじょうさいだい, shijō saidai) greatest ... in history
世界最大 (せかいさいだい, sekai saidai) world's largest

Computer terms

最大数 (さいぢすう, saidai-sū) limit
最大表示 (さいだいひょうじ, saidai hyōji) full screen
最大有効数字 (さいだいゆうこうすうじ, saidai yūkō sūji) most significant digit (MSD)
最大有効ビット (さいだいゆうこうビット, saidai yūkō bitto) most significant bit (MSB)

Mathematical terms

最大公約数 (さいだいこうやくすう, saidaikōyakusū) greatest common divisor (GCD)

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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
最	大

Noun

最大 • (choedae) (hangeul 최대)

hanja form^? of 최대 (“the greatest; the largest”)