xiǎo​mèi

younger sister

  • created sense approved 小妹 · xiǎo​mèi · younger sister — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小妹

    xiǎo​mèi

    younger sister

    youngest younger sister; general term for a younger sister

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · young 妹 (literal) → 妹 · mèi · younger sister

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  • created sense approved 小妹 · xiǎo​mèi · little girl — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小妹

    xiǎo​mèi

    little girl

    form of address for a young girl or any girl significantly younger than the speaker

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · [address term] 妹 (literal) → 妹 · mèi · young woman

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  • created sense approved 小妹 · xiǎo​mèi · female service worker — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小妹

    xiǎo​mèi

    female service worker

    young female employee in a service role, such as a waitress, attendant, or assistant, often used as a direct form of address; specifically used this way in Taiwan

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · [address term] 妹 (literal) → 妹 · mèi · young woman

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  • created sense approved 小妹 · xiǎo​mèi · little sister — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小妹

    xiǎo​mèi

    little sister

    humble way for a woman to refer to herself when speaking to peers

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · [humble] 妹 (literal) → 妹 · mèi · I

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  • created sense approved 小妹 · xiǎo​mèi · young female servant — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小妹

    xiǎo​mèi

    young female servant

    young female domestic servant or nanny

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · young 妹 (literal) → 妹 · mèi · young woman

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