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馬大哈

简马大哈 · 繁馬大哈

Mandarin · pinyin mǎ dà hā

a careless person
scatterbrain
frivolous and forgetful
abbr. for 馬馬虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈

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馬: Look up this written character
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
哈: hā · sound of laughter
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–4–1 · ma3 da4 ha1

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noun

(colloquial) scatterbrain

adj

(colloquial) scatterbrained

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