mui tsai

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Chinese 妹仔.

Noun[edit]

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.
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