最早

Chinese

		(the) most; ‑est	early; morning
trad. (最早)		最	早
simp. #(最早)		最	早

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuìzǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ zou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuìzǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuèizǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tsui⁴-tsao³
    • Yale: dzwèi-dzǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueytzao
    • Palladius: цзуйцзао (czujczao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi³ zou²
    • Yale: jeui jóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ dzou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ zou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/

Adjective

最早

1. earliest

Japanese

Kanji in this term
最	早
も Grade: 4	はや Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
最早や (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) もはや [móꜜhàyà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mo̞ha̠ja̠]

Adverb

最(も)早(はや) • (mohaya) 

1. now; already; (with negative verbs) no longer

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.