馬虎

简 马虎 · 繁 馬虎
Mandarin · pinyin mǎ hu

Meanings

  1. careless
  2. sloppy
  3. negligent
  4. skimpy
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馬
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虎
hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
马
mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
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3–5 · ma3 hu5

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maa1 fu1

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maa1 fu1

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adj

  1. careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy

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