馬西馬西

Chinese

		drunk; tipsy; unconscious	drunk; tipsy; unconscious
trad. (馬西馬西)		馬西	馬西
simp. (马西马西)		马西	马西
alternative forms		麻西麻西 馬迺馬迺／马迺马迺 茫西茫西 瑪西瑪西／玛西玛西

Etymology

Probably from Siraya mesip (“to sleep; to be lethargic”).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): má-se-má-se

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: má-se-má-se
    • Tâi-lô: má-se-má-se
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mafsemafsef
    • IPA (Taipei): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/

Adjective

馬西馬西

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) drunk; tipsy; unconscious

   • 吧甲nô͘-nô͘，馬西馬西，食啥潲！ [Hokkien, trad.]
     吧甲nô͘-nô͘，马西马西，食啥潲！ [Hokkien, simp.]

     From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TssO5rghsc

     Pa kah nô͘-nô͘, má-se-má-se, chia̍h siáⁿ-siâu! [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     How tipsy you are huffing those drugs! What the fuck are you huffing?