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妹仔大過主人婆 (mui1 zai2 daai6 gwo3 zyu2 jan2 po4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

妹仔大過主人婆 (mui1 zai2 daai6 gwo3 zyu2 jan2 po4, mèi zǐ dà guò zhǔ rén pó) — describes a situation where a person in an inferior position seems to have more authority than his; her superior; literally 'the maid is superior to her lady boss'; acting above one's place; to get one's priorities wrong

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 妹丁 (mui1 deng1) — little girl; little miss
• 妹仔丁 (mui1 zai2 deng1) — little girl; little miss
• 妹仔 (mui1 zai2) — (n.; appellation) (a dated term) a young housemaid; a servant girl; a young gir…
• 妹 (mui6) — (noun) used to address a general young girl or lady in a polite way, especially…
• 妹妹仔 (mui4 mui1 zai2) — little girl
• 妹釘 (mui1 deng1) — (noun) (of teasing tone) saucy little girl; bold and lively little miss

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