"妹仔大過主人婆" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ taːi̯²² kʷɔː³³ t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ taːi̯²² kʷɔː³³ t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/ Chinese transliterations: mui⁶⁻¹ zai² daai⁶ gwo³ zyu² jan⁴ po⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], mūi jái daaih gwo jyú yàhn pòh [Cantonese, Yale], mui⁶⁻¹ dzai² daai⁶ gwo³ dzy² jan⁴ po⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mui⁶⁻¹ zei² dai⁶ guo³ ju² yen⁴ po⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 妹仔大过主人婆
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 妹仔大過主人婆
  1. (Cantonese) tail wagging the dog; the minor part is dominating the major part Tags: Cantonese, idiomatic Synonyms: 喧賓奪主/喧宾夺主 (xuānbīnduózhǔ), 喧賓奪主 (xuānbīnduózhǔ), 喧宾夺主 (xuānbīnduózhǔ)
    Sense id: en-妹仔大過主人婆-zh-phrase-NgifhKWg Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "literal_meaning": "the maidservant is greater than the mistress",
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        "tail wagging the dog; the minor part is dominating the major part"
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        "(Cantonese) tail wagging the dog; the minor part is dominating the major part"
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          "roman": "xuānbīnduózhǔ",
          "word": "喧賓奪主/喧宾夺主"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xuānbīnduózhǔ",
          "word": "喧賓奪主"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xuānbīnduózhǔ",
          "word": "喧宾夺主"
        }
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        "idiomatic"
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        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mui⁶⁻¹ zai² daai⁶ gwo³ zyu² jan⁴ po⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mūi jái daaih gwo jyú yàhn pòh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mui⁶⁻¹ dzai² daai⁶ gwo³ dzy² jan⁴ po⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mui⁶⁻¹ zei² dai⁶ guo³ ju² yen⁴ po⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ taːi̯²² kʷɔː³³ t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "ipa": "/muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ taːi̯²² kʷɔː³³ t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/"
    }
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  "word": "妹仔大過主人婆"
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        "tail wagging the dog; the minor part is dominating the major part"
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      "zh-pron": "mui⁶⁻¹ zai² daai⁶ gwo³ zyu² jan⁴ po⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mūi jái daaih gwo jyú yàhn pòh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mui⁶⁻¹ dzai² daai⁶ gwo³ dzy² jan⁴ po⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mui⁶⁻¹ zei² dai⁶ guo³ ju² yen⁴ po⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ taːi̯²² kʷɔː³³ t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/",
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      "ipa": "/muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ taːi̯²² kʷɔː³³ t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/"
    }
  ],
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      "roman": "xuānbīnduózhǔ",
      "word": "喧賓奪主/喧宾夺主"
    },
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      "roman": "xuānbīnduózhǔ",
      "word": "喧賓奪主"
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      "roman": "xuānbīnduózhǔ",
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