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mui-tsai

noun
\ ¦müē¦jī\
plural mui-tsai

Definition of mui-tsai

1 : a young slave girl in South China
2 : a system of girl slavery in South China

History and Etymology for 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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