- 马马虎虎 mǎmahūhū carelessCareless or casual in one's work; sloppy; vague.
- 打马虎眼 dǎmǎhuyǎn to play dumbto pretend to be ignorant or confused in order to deceive someone; to stall for time or shirk responsibility
- 稀里马虎 xīlimǎhu carelesscareless; sloppy; not serious or attentive in one's work
- 马虎汤 mǎhutāng Meng Po's soupsoup of oblivion served by an old woman to souls in the underworld so they forget their past lives before reincarnation
- 马虎眼 mǎhuyǎn trick(colloquial) a trick, ruse, or subterfuge used to deceive or mislead others; often used with the verb [[打|打|da3]]
- 不马虎 bùmǎhu conscientiouscareful and meticulous; not negligent or sloppy in one's work; serious and thorough
- 马虎子 mǎhǔzi tiger(dialect) tiger
- 迷离马虎 mílímǎhu muddle-headedconfused and muddle-headed; careless or scatterbrained