松松垮垮 (sōng sōng kuǎ kuǎ) — loose and baggy (of clothing, especially in an… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

An onomatopoeic-style reduplication describing a sloppy, sagging looseness — used for baggy clothes and for a lax, unmotivated attitude at work.

bound form

loose and baggy (of clothing, especially in an untidy way)slacklazyperfunctory (of attitude, work, or discipline)

Examples

松松垮垮，。
Zhè tiáo kù zi tài sōng sōng kuǎ kuǎ le, yì diǎn dōu bù hé shēn.
These pants are way too baggy; they don't fit at all.
松松垮垮，。
Tā zuò shì zǒng shì sōng sōng kuǎ kuǎ de, lǐng dǎo duì tā hěn bù mǎn yì.
He's always slack in his work; the boss is very dissatisfied with him.
松松垮垮，。
Zhè ge tuán duì jì lǜ sōng sōng kuǎ kuǎ, xū yào yán gé guǎn lǐ.
This team's discipline is lax; strict management is needed.

Origin

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

松松loose

松sōngloose松sōngloose

垮垮slack

垮kuǎslack垮kuǎslack

松 and 垮 are doubled to give a loose, sagging, untidy sense.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木公松

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

公

公gōng松sōng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

松 uses 木 (wood) to show it is a tree, and 公 to give the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木公松

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

公

公gōng松sōng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

松 uses 木 (wood) to show it is a tree, and 公 to give the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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