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› 妹仔大過主人婆
妹仔大過主人婆
mui1
zai2
daai6
gwo3
zyu2
jan2
po4
Mandarin: mei4 zi3 da4 guo4 zhu3 ren2 po2
Simplified: 妹仔大过主人婆
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妹
mui1
T1
仔
zai2
T2
大
daai6
T6
過
gwo3
T3
主
zyu2
T2
人
jan2
T2
婆
po4
T4
Definitions
1
describes a situation where a person in an inferior position seems to have more authority than his
2
her superior; literally 'the maid is superior to her lady boss'; acting above one's place; to get one's priorities wrong
Other Readings
妹仔大過主人婆
mui6*1
zai2
daai6
gwo3
zyu2
jan4/4*2
po4
to have one's priorities wrong (lit., "a maidservant is more imporant than one's
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