Japanese

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Etymology

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Resemblance to Cantonese 麻麻地 (maa4 maa4-2 dei6-2) (“so-so”) likely coincidental.

Pronunciation

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(adverb, interjection):

Adjective

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まあまあ (māmā-na (adnominal まあまあ (māmā na na), adverbial まあまあ (māmā ni ni))

  1. so-so, passable, tolerable
    まあまあ(せい)(せき)
    māmā na seiseki
    a passable result

Inflection

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Interjection

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まあまあ (māmā

  1. now, now (a reassurance)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN