馬馬虎虎
See also: 马马虎虎
Chinese
horse; surname | horse; surname | tiger | tiger | ||
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trad. (馬馬虎虎) | 馬 | 馬 | 虎 | 虎 | |
simp. (马马虎虎) | 马 | 马 | 虎 | 虎 |
Etymology
AABB-type reduplication of 馬虎/马虎 (mǎhu, “careless; not serious”) for emphasis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
馬馬虎虎
- careless; sloppy
- so-so; neither good nor bad
- 你的中文馬馬虎虎,你應該多學習。 [MSC, trad.]
- Nǐ de Zhōngwén mǎmǎhūhū, nǐ yīnggāi duō xuéxí. [Pinyin]
- Your Chinese is so-so, you should study more.
你的中文马马虎虎,你应该多学习。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- (careless): (Jin) 二馬一虎/二马一虎; (Min Nan) 雖罔仔/虽罔仔
- (so-so):
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Further reading
- “Entry #6880”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.