4 characters Idiom and proverb 16 957

Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「馬馬虎虎」, with details below.

This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「馬馬虎虎」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

It means it’s okay. It also describes doing things carelessly and carelessly.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

mǎ mǎ hǔ hǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ma1 ma1 fu1 fu1

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.