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mui–tsai
noun
\¦müē¦jī\
Definition of mui–tsai
mui–tsai
1 : a young slave girl in South China
2 : a system of girl slavery in South China
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Origin and Etymology of mui–tsai
Chinese (Cantonese) mooî-tsaí, from mooî younger sister + tsaí little; akin to Chinese (Pekingese) mei4-tsai3 little younger sister, from mei4 younger sister + tsai3 child
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