Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mui tsai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: mui t-sai
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

From Chinese 妹仔.

Questions

What does mui tsai mean?: 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.
Where does mui tsai come from?: From Chinese 妹仔.

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