Why do you quote "Ma Daha"?

Represents a specific title. Like all kinds of names given to things, the quotation marks on these names belong to this usage.

"Ma Daha" refers to a careless person who doesn't care whether he smiles or not. I said it was a new word, but for Hong Kong people, it was the cross talk "Buy a Monkey" written by Ma in the 1950s.

Several usages of quotation marks:

Represents a reference.

2. Represents a specific title.

3. Express special meaning.

4. Express sarcasm and ridicule.

5. Highlight.

The origin of "Ma Daha"

Words and phrases are like kaleidoscopes played by children, which have changed endlessly through the ages. Many ancient words have been eliminated, and new words have emerged constantly, enriching the ancient books of words. The new word "Ma Daha" is an example.

"Ma Daha" refers to a careless person who doesn't care whether he smiles or not. I said it was a new word, but for Hong Kong people, it was an interesting phrase created by Tianjin phonograph in the 1950s.

In our real life, there are indeed some people who are naturally careless, careless in everything they do, too lazy to seriously review themselves, and often laugh it off. It is appropriate to call such people "careless".

The name of that cross talk was "Buy a Monkey", which was popular all over the country in 1950s. The story is about a cadre named "Ma Daha", who is famous for his irresponsibility and carelessness. He wrote an announcement, originally telling him to "go to the northeast corner (Tianjin) to buy 50 boxes of monkey brand soap". However, the flying pen was scrawled and misspelled as "going to the Northeast to buy 50 monkeys".

As a result, Ma Daha's leadership is also bureaucratic, criticizing without looking at the content; Ma Daha's colleagues and subordinates are used to blindly following the work style, and they go on business trips to perform tasks without asking for instructions, making many jokes that make people laugh. For example, I traveled all over China to purchase monkeys; Although all localities are surprised by the bizarre "shopping list" of Tianjin buyers, they still catch monkeys everywhere and deliver them; After the monkeys were shipped back, they came out and made a scene in the department store.

This cross talk was once criticized as "anti-Party", but the word "Ma Daha" quickly spread throughout the country.