妹 (mui6 mui6*2 mui6*1 | mei4) : younger sister

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妹

mui6 mui6*2 mui6*1

mei4

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

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

Jyutping mui6 is literary pronunciation; mui6*2 is colloquial.

Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 女 (#38)

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

妹

This word has been viewed 20500 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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妹妹 mui6*4 mui6*2 mei4 mei5 = younger sister

姊妹 zi2 mui6; zi2 mui6*2 zi3 mei4 = sisters; bridesmaids

姐妹 ze2 mui6*2 jie3 mei4 = sisters

表妹 biu2 mui6*2; bui2 mui6*1 biao3 mei4 = 妹2: younger female cousin; 妹1: a girl from mainland China

細妹 sai3 mui6*2 = younger sister 粵

兄弟姊妹 hing1 dai6 zi2 mui6 xiong1 di4 zi3 mei4 = brothers and sisters (common formation)

阿妹 aa3 mui6*2; aa3 mui6*1 a1 mei4 = younger sister; an unmarried girl

辣妹 laat6 mui6*1 la4 mei4 = a hot looking attractive female; [粵] 索女, 好嗦 , 好索國

兄弟姐妹 hing1 dai6 ze2 mui6 xiong1 di4 jie3 mei4 = variant of 兄弟姊妹

咖啡妹 kaa3 fe1 mui6*1 ka1 fei1 mei4 = female traffic warden 粵

鬼妹 gwai2 mui6*1 = a Caucasian girl 粵

靚妹 leng3*1 mui6*1 = little girl 粵

妹夫 mui6 fu1 mei4 fu5 = younger sister's husband

契妹 kai3 mui6*2 = god-sister

賓妹 ban1 mui6*1 = Filipino girl or young woman, Filipino domestic help in HK 粵

肥妹 fei4 mui6*1 = a fat person (girl)

妹妹仔 mui4 mui4*1 zai2 = girl, Miss 粵

妹仔 mui6*1 zai2 mei4 zai3 = a girl; a slave servant girl

妹丁 mui6*1 deng1 = saucy little miss

同胞兄妹 tung4 baau1 hing1 mui6 tong2 bao1 xiong1 mei4 = sibling

幼妹 jau3 mui6 you4 mei4 = younger sister

堂姊妹 tong4 zi2 mui6 tang2 zi3 mei4 = father's brother's daughters; paternal female cousin

啡妹 fe1 mui6*1 = female traffic warden

泰妹 taai3 mui6*1 = [n] a Thai prostitute

魚蛋妹 jyu4 daan6*2 mui6*1 = a prostitute (no intercourse involved) 粵

八卦妹 baat3 gwaa3 mui6*1 ba1 gua4 mei4 = a woman who gossips

八妹 baat3 mui6*1 = a gossip (female, short for 八卦妹)

玻妹 bo1 mui6*1 = a girl or young woman from Singapore

打工妹 daa2 gung1 mui6*1 = working class girl 粵

大波妹 daai6 bo1 mui6*1 = a big breasted girl 粵

番鬼妹 faan1 gwai2 mui6*1 = a young female westerner

學生妹 hok6 saang1 mui6*1 = a female student

四眼妹 sei3 ngaan5 mui6*1 = a girl who wears glasses

骨妹 gwat1 mui6*1 = a woman who works in a massage parlor

㗎妹 gaa4 mui6*1 = a young Japanese woman or girl 粵

七姊妹 cat1 zi2 mui6*2 = Rosa multiflora (seven sisters rose); the Pleiades cluster of stars

竹升妹 zuk1 sing1 mui6*1 = a Chinese girl who grows up in a foreign country; an ABC, BBC, CBC, etc. 粵

北妹 bak1 mui6*1 = a mainland girl working in HK as a hostess or prostitute (lit., "northern girl") 粵

師妹 si1 mui6*2 = junior female fellow apprentice; young lady

傻妹 so4 mui6*1 = a stupid young woman; a stupid girl 粵

妹仔大過主人婆 mui6*1 zai2 daai6 gwo3 zyu2 jan4/4*2 po4 = to have one's priorities wrong 粵

私鐘妹 si1 zung1 mui6*1 = a call girl; a prostitute; a hooker 粵

陪嫁妹 pui4 gaa3 mui6*1 = the personal maid accompanying the bride to her new home 粵

台妹 toi4 mui6*1 = Taiwan girls

波妹 bo1 mui6*1 = a girl or young woman from Singapore

牛王妹 ngau4 wong4 mui6*1 = a naughty girl, a rascal girl 粵

哨牙妹 saau3 ngaa4 mui6*1 = go-ahead tooth girl; rabbit tooth girl 粵

堂妹 tong4 mui6*2 tang2 mei4 = younger female cousin (with same surname)

堂妹夫 tong4 mui6 fu1 tang2 mei4 fu1 = paternal younger female cousin's husband

妹仔丁 mui6*1 zai2 deng1 = a young maid 粵

黑妹牙膏 hak1 mui6*1 ngaa4 gou1 hei1 mei4 ya2 gao1 = Hei Mei toothpaste

援交妹 wun4 gaau1 mui6*1 yuan2 jiao1 mei4 = slang for a prostitute (lit., "compensated dating girl")

𡃁妹 leng1 mui6*1 = little girl 粵

僆妹 leng1 mui6*1 = little girl 粵

把妹 baa2 mui6*2 ba3 mei4 = to chase girls; to pick up girls

鐘點妹 zung1 dim2 mui6*1 zhong1 dian3 mei4 = a maid that is paid by the hour 粵

姊妹團 zi2 mui6 tyun4 zi3 mei4 tuan2 = bride's party 粵

張惠妹 zoeng1 wai6 mui6 zhang1 hui4 mei4 = Zhang Hui-mei (common formation)

MK妹 MK-mui6*1 = Mong Kok girls (those who embrace MK counterculture) 粵

藍妹 laam4 mui6*2 = Blue Girl Beer

令妹 ling6 mui6 ling4 mei4 = your younger sister [polite]

鹹水妹 haam4 seoi2 mui6*1 xian2 shui3 mei4 = prostitute from Guangdong

七姊妹道 cat1 zi2 mui6*2 dou6 = Tsat Tsz Mui Road

徐氏姐妹 ceoi4 si6 ze2 mui6 xu2 shi4 jie3 mei4 = Sisters Of Shiu (SOS, a musical group)

喜妹 hei2 mui6*2 xi1 mei4 = Chimay (brand of beer)

Showing all 3 examples containing 妹

妹妹，你真係好叻啊！粵
You're really smart, little sis!
[Lit. Younger sister, you really very clever!]

妹妹成日喺度跳跳貢粵
She's always running around madly.
[Lit. little sister all-day at-here running-around]

阿妹的歌首首都膾炙人口國
A-mei's songs are all widely known.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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