> Mushrooms that have this effect are collectively called xiǎo rén rén.
"Little people people" or does the second rén have a different meaning here?
The effect of reduplicating is to make it diminutive. It like adding -ito to the end of a Spanish noun.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduplication#Chinese
Maybe they are not just little but socially oriented (i.e., a people person).
The effect of reduplicating is to make it diminutive. It like adding -ito to the end of a Spanish noun.