麻麻地

Chinese

		(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother	(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother	earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (麻麻地)		麻	麻	地
simp. #(麻麻地)		麻	麻	地
alternative forms		麻麻哋 嘛嘛哋

Etymology

Resemblance to Japanese まあまあ (“so-so”) is probably coincidental.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁴ maa^4-2 dei^6-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁴ maa^4-2 dei^6-2
    • Yale: màh má déi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁴ maa^4-2 dei^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁴ ma^4-2 déi^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː²¹ maː²¹⁻³⁵ tei̯²²⁻³⁵/

Adjective

麻麻地

1. (Cantonese) so-so; passable; just fair; not very good

Synonyms

• 麻麻 (maa4 maa4-2)