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马虎

馬虎
hu
HSK 7freq #20190

Meanings

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hu
  1. 1.careless
  2. 2.sloppy
  3. 3.negligent
  4. 4.skimpy

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy

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Etymology

Etymology unclear. Several hypotheses exist. Compare Chinese 模糊 (móhu, “unclear; fuzzy”), 麻糊 (máhú, “careless”); Manchu ᠮᠠᡥᡡ (mahū, “wry face”), ᠯᠠᡥᡡ (lahū, “without hunting skills”). Attested as early as the Yuan dynasty. A literal etymology is unlikely; individual characters are possibly chosen based on their phonetic values rather than meanings, since many variant forms exist.

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