妹mui1仔zai2

English

1. (n.
2. maid; female servant of a lower ranking
3. appellation) (a dated term) a young housemaid; a servant girl; a young girl.

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 即係丫鬟，古時賣身為婢或長期幫人打工做女傭嘅後生女；而家引申指被要求或自願幫人打點好多嘢嘅女仔（量詞：個）

Examples

• 妹仔大過主人婆

  to have one's priorities backward; for the "lesser" to have stolen the spotlight of the "greater"; a situation where "the tail is wagging the dog"; literally: the maidservant (is) overshadowing her mistress

• 你又唔係佢妹仔，唔好乜都幫佢做晒啦。

  You're not her maid, so don't do everything for him.

• 聽講佢奶奶當佢妹仔咁使㗎，成日呼呼喝喝，唔怪得婆媳關係咁差啦。

  I was told that her mother-in-law treated her like a maid, always throwing harsh words and demands at her. No wonder they have such a sour relationship.