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  mui6 mui6*2 mui6*1   jyutping
  mei4   pinyin
[] mui6 mui6*2 [] mei4
[1] younger sister
[2] address to a woman who is younger to the speaker and of the same generation

[] mui6*1 [] mei4
address to a young woman or girl


Jyutping mui6 is literary pronunciation; mui6*2 is colloquial.
noun
Stroke count: 8
Level: 1
Radical: (#38)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 18564 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Jan 2011 01:15

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detail  mui6*4 mui6*2  mei4 mei5 = younger sister
detail  zi2 mui6; zi2 mui6*2  zi3 mei4 = sisters; bridesmaids
detail  ze2 mui6*2  jie3 mei4 = sisters
detail  biu2 mui6*2; bui2 mui6*1  biao3 mei4 = 妹2: younger female cousin; 妹1: a girl from mainland China
detail  sai3 mui6*2   = younger sister
detail  hing1 dai6 zi2 mui6  xiong1 di4 zi3 mei4 = brothers and sisters (common formation)
detail  aa3 mui6*2; aa3 mui6*1  a1 mei4 = younger sister; an unmarried girl
detail  laat6 mui6*1  la4 mei4 = a hot looking attractive female; [粵] 索女, 好嗦 , 好索
detail  hing1 dai6 ze2 mui6  xiong1​ di4​ jie3​ mei4​ = variant of 兄弟姊妹
detail  kaa3 fe1 mui6*1  ka1 fei1 mei4 = female traffic warden
detail  gwai2 mui6*1   = a Caucasian girl
detail  leng3*1 mui6*1   = little girl
detail  mui6 fu1  mei4 fu5 = younger sister's husband
detail  kai3 mui6*2   = god-sister
detail  ban1 mui6*1   = Filipino girl or young woman, Filipino domestic help in HK
detail  fei4 mui6*1   = a fat person (girl)
detail  mui4 mui4*1 zai2   = girl, Miss
detail  mui6*1 zai2  mei4 zai3 = a girl; a slave servant girl
detail  mui6*1 deng1   = saucy little miss
detail  tung4 baau1 hing1 mui6  tong2 bao1 xiong1 mei4 = sibling
detail  jau3 mui6  you4 mei4 = younger sister
detail  tong4 zi2 mui6  tang2 zi3 mei4 = father's brother's daughters; paternal female cousin
detail  fe1 mui6*1   = female traffic warden
detail  taai3 mui6*1   = [n] a Thai prostitute
detail  jyu4 daan6*2 mui6*1   = a prostitute (no intercourse involved)
detail  baat3 gwaa3 mui6*1  ba1 gua4 mei4 = a woman who gossips
detail  baat3 mui6*1   = a gossip (female, short for 八卦妹)
detail  bo1 mui6*1   = a girl or young woman from Singapore
detail  daa2 gung1 mui6*1   = working class girl
detail  daai6 bo1 mui6*1   = a big breasted girl
detail  faan1 gwai2 mui6*1   = a young female westerner
detail  hok6 saang1 mui6*1   = a female student
detail  sei3 ngaan5 mui6*1   = a girl who wears glasses
detail  gwat1 mui6*1   = a woman who works in a massage parlor
detail  gaa4 mui6*1   = a young Japanese woman or girl
detail  cat1 zi2 mui6*2   = Rosa multiflora (seven sisters rose); the Pleiades cluster of stars
detail  zuk1 sing1 mui6*1   = a Chinese girl who grows up in a foreign country; an ABC, BBC, CBC, etc.
detail  bak1 mui6*1   = a mainland girl working in HK as a hostess or prostitute (lit., "northern girl")
detail  si1 mui6*2   = junior female fellow apprentice; young lady
detail  so4 mui6*1   = a stupid young woman; a stupid girl
detail  mui6*1 zai2 daai6 gwo3 zyu2 jan4/4*2 po4   = to have one's priorities wrong
detail  si1 zung1 mui6*1   = a call girl; a prostitute; a hooker
detail  pui4 gaa3 mui6*1   = the personal maid accompanying the bride to her new home
detail  toi4 mui6*1   = Taiwan girls
detail  bo1 mui6*1   = a girl or young woman from Singapore
detail  ngau4 wong4 mui6*1   = a naughty girl, a rascal girl
detail  saau3 ngaa4 mui6*1   = go-ahead tooth girl; rabbit tooth girl
detail  tong4 mui6*2  tang2 mei4 = younger female cousin (with same surname)
detail  tong4 mui6 fu1  tang2 mei4 fu1 = paternal younger female cousin's husband
detail  mui6*1 zai2 deng1   = a young maid
detail  hak1 mui6*1 ngaa4 gou1  hei1 mei4 ya2 gao1 = Hei Mei toothpaste
detail  wun4 gaau1 mui6*1  yuan2 jiao1 mei4 = slang for a prostitute (lit., "compensated dating girl")
detail 𡃁  leng1 mui6*1   = little girl
detail  leng1 mui6*1   = little girl
detail  baa2 mui6*2  ba3 mei4 = to chase girls; to pick up girls
detail  zung1 dim2 mui6*1  zhong1 dian3 mei4 = a maid that is paid by the hour
detail  zi2 mui6 tyun4  zi3 mei4 tuan2 = bride's party
detail  zoeng1 wai6 mui6  zhang1 hui4 mei4 = Zhang Hui-mei (common formation)
detail MK  MK-mui6*1   = Mong Kok girls (those who embrace MK counterculture)
detail  laam4 mui6*2   = Blue Girl Beer
detail  ling6 mui6  ling4 mei4 = your younger sister [polite]
detail  haam4 seoi2 mui6*1  xian2 shui3 mei4 = prostitute from Guangdong
detail  cat1 zi2 mui6*2 dou6   = Tsat Tsz Mui Road
detail  ceoi4 si6 ze2 mui6  xu2 shi4 jie3 mei4 = Sisters Of Shiu (SOS, a musical group)
detail  hei2 mui6*2  xi1 mei4 = Chimay (brand of beer)

Showing all 3 examples containing 妹
detail 妹妹真係好叻
You're really smart, little sis!
[Lit. Younger sister, you really very clever!]
detail 妹妹成日喺度跳跳貢
She's always running around madly.
[Lit. little sister all-day at-here running-around]
detail 阿妹首都膾炙人口
A-mei's songs are all widely known.

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