妹仔大過主人婆

Chinese

		maidservant; maid; daughter	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	master; owner; host	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (妹仔大過主人婆)		妹仔	大	過	主人	婆
simp. (妹仔大过主人婆)		妹仔	大	过	主人	婆
Literally: “the maidservant is greater than the mistress”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mui^6-1 zai² daai⁶ gwo³ zyu² jan⁴ po⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mui^6-1 zai² daai⁶ gwo³ zyu² jan⁴ po⁴
    • Yale: mūi jái daaih gwo jyú yàhn pòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mui^6-1 dzai² daai⁶ gwo³ dzy² jan⁴ po⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mui^6-1 zei² dai⁶ guo³ ju² yen⁴ po⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ taːi̯²² kʷɔː³³ t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

Idiom

妹仔大過主人婆

1. (Cantonese) tail wagging the dog; the minor part is dominating the major part

Synonyms

• 喧賓奪主／喧宾夺主 (xuānbīnduózhǔ)