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mui tsai

mui tsai noun: a Chinese woman sold at a young age to work as a domestic servant, to be freed through marriage when older; however, some were sold into prostitution.

Noun

mui tsai (plural mui tsai)

  1. (historical) A Chinese woman sold at a young age to work as a domestic servant, to be freed through marriage when older; however, some were sold into prostitution.

Forms of mui tsai

pluralmui tsai

Origin of mui tsai

From Chinese 妹仔.

Questions about mui tsai

What does mui tsai mean?
Mui tsai means a Chinese woman sold at a young age to work as a domestic servant, to be freed through marriage when older; however, some were sold into prostitution.
What part of speech is mui tsai?
Mui tsai is a noun.
What is the plural of mui tsai?
The plural of mui tsai is mui tsai.

Words near mui tsai in the dictionary

  1. muhurtams
  2. muhurtas
  3. Muhyi'd-Din
  4. mui
  5. mui choy
  6. mui tsai
  7. Mui Wo
  8. muid
  9. Muiderberg
  10. muids
  11. Muifa

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