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mèi

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English Definition	younger sister
Simplified Script	妹
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	mèi
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	mui⁶
Proficiency Test Level	TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word
妹妹	mèimei	younger sister; young woman
妹子	mèizi	(dialect) younger sister; girl
妹夫	mèifu	younger sister's husband
妹妹们	mèimei men	sisters
妹纸	mèizhǐ	(Internet slang) (pun on 妹子)

Words With Same Tail Word
姐妹	jiěmèi	sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
兄妹	xiōngmèi	brother(s) and sister(s)
小妹	xiǎomèi	little sister; girl; (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
师妹	shīmèi	junior female student or apprentice; daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher
表妹	biǎomèi	younger female cousin via female line

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