麻麻

麻麻

"麻麻" means "so-so" or "not very good, not very bad."

Here, '麻麻' is used to imitate how '马马' sounds in '马马虎虎', meaning 'so-so'.

这道菜做得麻麻的，不算太好吃。

This dish is so-so, not particularly tasty.

In this sentence, '麻麻' is used as a proper noun, representing the unique name of a pet.

我的朋友养了一只可爱的猫，叫小麻麻。

My friend has an adorable cat named Little Mama.

Here, '麻麻' phonetically represents the word '妈妈' (mama) as pronounced by children, showing a colloquial and affectionate way to refer to one's mother.

小孩子看到妈妈时叫她‘麻麻’好有趣。

It's cute when little children call their mom 'mama'.