"美眉" meaning in Chinese

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Noun

IPA: /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: měiméi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄟˇ ㄇㄟˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], měiméi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], měiméi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mei³-mei² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], měi-méi [Mandarin, Yale], meeimei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], мэймэй [Mandarin, Palladius], mɛjmɛj [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: MM
Etymology: Tone-altered version of 妹妹 (mèimei, “sister”), mimicking the pronunciation in Taiwanese Mandarin or southern-flavoured Mandarin. Etymology templates: {{zh-l|妹妹|sister}} 妹妹 (mèimei, “sister”) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 美眉
  1. (slang, informal, originally neologism) cute or good-looking girl Tags: informal, slang Categories (topical): Female people Related terms: 妹妹 (mèimei), 美女 (měinǚ), 靚女 (liàngnǚ), 靓女 (liàngnǚ)
    Sense id: en-美眉-zh-noun-VuDDXHKi Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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