"美眉" meaning in Chinese

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Noun

IPA: /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: měiméi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄟˇ ㄇㄟˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], měiméi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄇㄟˇ ㄇㄟˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], měiméi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], mei³-mei² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], měi-méi [Mandarin, Yale, standard], meeimei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], мэймэй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], mɛjmɛj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: MM
Etymology: From Taiwanese Mandarin 妹妹 (měiméi, “younger sister”); whose pronunciation is due to going through a diminutive tonal alternation. Etymology templates: {{zh-l|妹妹|younger sister|tr=měiméi}} 妹妹 (měiméi, “younger sister”) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 美眉
  1. (slang) cute or good-looking girl Wikipedia link: Taiwanese Mandarin Tags: slang 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Female people

Alternative forms

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      "zh-pron": "mei³-mei²"
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        "standard"
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "мэймэй"
    },
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        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mɛjmɛj"
    },
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      "ipa": "/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵/"
    }
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  "word": "美眉"
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      ],
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "měiméi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "mei³-mei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "měi-méi"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "мэймэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mɛjmɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "美眉"
}

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