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mooi-jai

mooi-jai noun: a female household servant, usually an unwanted daughter bought from another family.

Noun

mooi-jai (plural mooi-jai)

  1. (Hong-Kong) A female household servant, usually an unwanted daughter bought from another family.

Forms of mooi-jai

pluralmooi-jai
alternative formmooi jai
alternative formmui jai

Origin of mooi-jai

Borrowed from Cantonese 妹仔 (mui⁶⁻¹ zai², “maidservant”).

Questions about mooi-jai

What does mooi-jai mean?
Mooi-jai means a female household servant, usually an unwanted daughter bought from another family.
What part of speech is mooi-jai?
Mooi-jai is a noun.
What is the plural of mooi-jai?
The plural of mooi-jai is mooi-jai.

Words near mooi-jai in the dictionary

  1. moohel
  2. moohels
  3. Moohummudan
  4. Moohummudans
  5. Mooi River
  6. mooi-jai
  7. mooihoekite
  8. mooing
  9. mooingly
  10. mooings
  11. mook

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