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最多

Mandarin · pinyin zuì duō

at most
maximum
greatest (amount)
maximal

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最: zuì · most, extremely, exceedingly
多: duō · much, many; more than, over

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4–1 · zui4 duo1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zeoi3 do1

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adv

the most; the maximum; upper limit
at most; at the most

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