# 最高
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zuìgāo
    (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄠ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi$^3$ gou$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chui-kô
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zuê$^3$ gao$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zuìgāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zuèigao
*** Wade–Giles: tsui$^4$-kao$^1$
*** Yale: dzwèi-gāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueygau
*** Palladius: цзуйгао (czujgao)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zeoi$^3$ gou$^1$
*** Yale: jeui gōu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey$^3$ gou$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zêu$^3$ gou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɵy̯³³ kou̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-kô
*** Hakka Romanization System: zui go$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zui$^4$ go$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ ko²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zuê$^3$ gao$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuè kau
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kau³³/
* Middle Chinese: tswajH kaw
Rime :
| Character | 最 | 高 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 精 (13) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 泰 (26) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 祖外切 | 古勞切 |
| Baxter | tswajH | kaw |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡suɑi$^H$/ | /kɑu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡sʷɑi$^H$/ | /kɑu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡suɑi$^H$/ | /kɑu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡swaj$^H$/ | /kaw/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡suɑi$^H$/ | /kɑu/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡suɑi$^H$/ | /kɑu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡suɑi$^H$/ | /kɑu/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zuì | gāo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zeoi$^3$ | gou$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ts]ˤot-s Cə.[k]ˤaw/
    (Zhengzhang): /*zloːds kaːw/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 最 | 高 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zuì | gāo |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tswaj$^H$ › | ‹ kaw › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ts]ˁot-s/ | /*Cə.[k]ˁaw/ |
| English | collect; most | high, tall |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 最 | 高 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 10645 | 3726 |
| Phonetic component | 取 | 高 |
| Rime group | 祭 | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 最 | 髙 |
| Old Chinese | /*zloːds/ | /*kaːw/ |

### Adjective

最高
* highest; supreme; tallest; maximum; top
    最高學歷／最高学历 ― zuìgāo xuélì ― highest qualification
    最高立法機關／最高立法机关 ― zuìgāo lìfǎ jīguān ― top legislative body
    達到歷史最高／达到历史最高 ― dádào lìshǐ zuìgāo ― to reach an all-time high
    最高人民法院 ― Zuìgāo Rénmín Fǎyuàn ― The Supreme People's Court
    最高人民檢察院／最高人民检察院 ― Zuìgāo Rénmín Jiǎncháyuàn ― The Supreme People's Procuratorate
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#### Synonyms

* 崇高 (chónggāo)

#### Antonyms

* 最低 (zuìdī)

#### Derived terms

* 最高公約式 / 最高公约式
* 最高容許量 / 最高容许量
* 最高檢 / 最高检 (Zuìgāojiǎn)
* 最高法 (Zuìgāofǎ)
* 最高法院 (zuìgāo fǎyuàn)
* 最高當局 / 最高当局
* 最高蘇維埃 / 最高苏维埃 (Zuìgāo Sūwéi'āi)
* 最高領導人 / 最高领导人 (zuìgāo lǐngdǎorén)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 最高(さいこう) (saikō) (see there for further descendants)
* → Korean: 최고(最高) (choego) (see there for further descendants)
* → Vietnamese: tối cao (最高)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 最 | 高 |
| さい Grade: 4 | こう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

### Etymology

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 高 (kō, “high”).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) さいこー [sàíkóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [sa̠iko̞ː]

### Noun

最(さい)高(こう) • (saikō)
* the highest; the best; supreme; the greatest
    Antonym: 最低 (saitei)

#### Derived terms

Common:
* 最(さい)高(こう)検(けん) (saikōken, “Public Prosecutor's Office (PPO)”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)裁(さい) (saikōsai, “Supreme Court”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)峰(ほう) (saikōhō, “highest peak; highest authority”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)級(きゅう) (saikōkyū, “highest grade; top class”)
Uncommon:
* 最(さい)高(こう)位(い) (saikōi, “most prominent”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)会(かい)議(ぎ) (saikōkaigi, “high council; Supreme Soviet”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)価(か)格(かく) (saikōkakaku, “highest price”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)額(がく) (saikōgaku, “capital sum; top dollar”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)学(がく)府(ふ) (saikōgakufu, “highest institute of education”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)機(き)密(みつ) (saikōkimitsu, “top secret”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)記(き)録(ろく) (saikōkiroku, “best record”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)技(ぎ)術(じゅつ)責(せき)任(にん)者(しゃ) (saikōgijutsusekininsha, “chief technical officer (CTO)”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)刑(けい) (saikōkei, “maximum punishment; maximum sentence”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)経(けい)営(えい)責(せき)任(にん)者(しゃ) (saikōkeieisekininsha, “chief executive officer (CEO)”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)限(げん) (saikōgen, “upper limit”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)財(ざい)務(む)責(せき)任(にん)者(しゃ) (saikōzaimusekininsha, “chief financial officer (CFO)”)
Uncommon (continued):
* 最(さい)高(こう)指(し)導(どう)者(しゃ) (saikōshidōsha, “supreme leader”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)情(じょう)報(ほう)責(せき)任(にん)者(しゃ) (saikōjōhōsekininsha, “chief information officer (CIO)”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)執(しっ)行(こう)責(せき)任(にん)者(しゃ) (saikōshikkōsekininsha, “chief operating officer (COO)”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)責(せき)任(にん)者(しゃ) (saikōsekininsha, “chief executive”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)司(し)令(れい) (saikōshirei, “supreme commander”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)神(しん) (saikōshin, “supreme deity”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)潮(ちょう) (saikōchō, “climax”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)点(てん) (saikōten, “highest grade”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)法(ほう)規(き) (saikōhōki, “supreme law”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)法(ほう)院(いん) (saikōhōin, “High Court”)
* 最(さい)高(こう)齢(れい) (saikōrei, “oldest”)
* 過(か)去(こ)最(さい)高(こう) (kakosaikō, “best ever”)
* 史(し)上(じょう)最(さい)高(こう) (shijōsaikō, “all-time high”)
* 幕(まく)内(うち)最(さい)高(こう)優(ゆう)勝(しょう) (makūchisaikōyūshō, “tournament win in the highest sumo division”)
Medical terms:
* 最(さい)高(こう)血(けつ)圧(あつ) (saikōketsuatsu, “systolic blood pressure”)
Irregular reading:
* 最(さい)高(たか)値(ね) (saitakane, “record high”)

#### Descendants

* → Chinese: 賽高／赛高 (sàigāo)

### See also

* 一番(いちばん) (ichiban)

### References

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

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 最 | 高 |

### Noun

最高 • (choego) (hangeul 최고)
* hanja form of 최고 (“the highest”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 最 | 高 |

### Adjective

最高
* chữ Hán form of tối cao (“highest; supreme”).