麻麻

Chinese

		(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother	(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother
trad. (麻麻)		麻	麻
simp. ^#(麻麻)		麻	麻

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mámá

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄇㄚˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mámá
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄇㄚˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mámá
  - Wade–Giles: ma²-ma²
  - Yale: má-má
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mama
  - Palladius: мама (mama)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä³⁵ mä³⁵/

Noun

麻麻

(Internet slang) alternative form of 媽媽 / 妈妈 (“mum”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): maa⁴ maa^4-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ma³ ma^3*

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁴ maa^4-2
  - Yale: màh má
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁴ maa^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁴ ma^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː²¹ maː²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ma³ ma^3*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐba²² ᵐba²²⁻²²⁵/

Adjective

麻麻

(Cantonese) not so good; just so-so

Synonyms

麻麻地