|müē|jī noun
( plural mui-tsai )
Etymology: Chinese (Cant) mooî-tsaí, from mooî younger sister + tsaí little; akin to Chinese (Pekingese) mei 4 -tsai 3 little younger sister, from mei 4 younger sister + tsai 3 child
1. : a young slave girl in South China
2. : a system of girl slavery in South China