馬馬虎虎

马马虎虎
mǎmahūhū
  1. careless
  2. casual
  3. vague
  4. not so bad
  5. so-so
  6. tolerable
  7. fair

CEDICT

勉強將就，敷衍了事。《孽海花．第六回》：「馬馬虎虎逼著朝廷簽定，人不知鬼不覺依然把越南暗送。」也作「麻麻呼呼」、「麻麻糊糊」。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

馬馬虎虎 mǎmǎhūhū

Entry Composition

1 馬 mǎ
  1. horse
  2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. knight in Western chess

classifier: 匹
2 馬虎 mǎhu
  1. careless
  2. sloppy
  3. negligent
  4. skimpy
3 虎 hǔ tiger

classifier: 隻

Related entries

大意 dàyi careless
我承认我大意了。

I admit that I was careless.

Source: Tatoeba

大而化之 dàérhuàzhī
  1. careless
  2. sloppy
漫不經心 mànbùjīngxīn
  1. careless
  2. heedless
  3. absent-minded
  4. indifferent
漫不經意 mànbùjīngyì
  1. careless
  2. unconcerned
眉毛鬍子一把抓 méimaohúziyībǎzhuā
  1. careless
  2. any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
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