最小公分母

Mandarin · pinyin zuì xiǎo gōng fēn mǔ

Meanings

  1. lowest common denominator
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最
zuì · most, extremely, exceedingly
小
xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
公
gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
分
fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
母
mǔ · mother; female elders; female
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4–3–1–1–3 · zui4 xiao3 gong1 fen1 mu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zeoi3 siu2 gung1 fan6 mou5

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zeoi3 siu2 gung1 fan6 mou5

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noun

  1. (mathematics) least common denominator; lowest common denominator

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