馬西馬西

Chinese

		drunk; tipsy; unconscious	drunk; tipsy; unconscious
trad. (馬西馬西)		馬西	馬西
simp. (马西马西)		马西	马西
alternative forms		麻西麻西

Etymology

Probably from Siraya mesip (“to sleep; to be lethargic”).

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): má-se-má-se

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: má-se-má-se
  - Tâi-lô: má-se-má-se
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mafsemafsef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se³³ mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/

Adjective

馬西馬西

(Taiwanese Hokkien) drunk; tipsy; unconscious
- 吧甲nô͘-nô͘，馬西馬西，食啥潲！ [Hokkien, trad.]
  吧甲nô͘-nô͘，马西马西，食啥潲！ [Hokkien, simp.]
  From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TssO5rghsc
  Pa kah nô͘-nô͘, má-se-má-se, chia̍h siáⁿ-siâu! [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  How tipsy you are huffing those drugs! What the fuck are you huffing?

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