"吖嘛" meaning in Chinese

See 吖嘛 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /ɐ⁵⁵ maː³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɐ⁵⁵ maː³³/, /ɐ²² maː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɐ²² maː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: a¹ maa³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], colloquial sounds not defined [Cantonese, Yale], a¹ maa³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], colloquial sounds not defined [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], a⁶ maa² [Cantonese, Jyutping], a⁶ maa² [Cantonese, Pinyin]
Head templates: {{head|zh|particle}} 吖嘛
  1. (Cantonese) Used to suggest something obvious. Tags: Cantonese
    Sense id: en-吖嘛-zh-particle-kwbK951B Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese particles Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of Chinese particles: 32 29 38
  2. (Cantonese) Used to confirm something that may be obvious in a question. Tags: Cantonese
    Sense id: en-吖嘛-zh-particle-ad9p4Uzx Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese particles Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of Chinese particles: 32 29 38

Particle

IPA: /ɐ⁵⁵ maː³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɐ⁵⁵ maː³³/, /ɐ²² maː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɐ²² maː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: a¹ maa³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], colloquial sounds not defined [Cantonese, Yale], a¹ maa³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], colloquial sounds not defined [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], a⁶ maa² [Cantonese, Jyutping], a⁶ maa² [Cantonese, Pinyin]
Head templates: {{head|zh|particle}} 吖嘛
  1. (Cantonese) Used to raise questions with disbelief. Tags: Cantonese
    Sense id: en-吖嘛-zh-particle-j4ei0DHp Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese particles Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of Chinese particles: 32 29 38

Download JSON data for 吖嘛 meaning in Chinese (4.2kB)

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          "english": "I don't know, but \"tomorrow lies hope\", isn't it?",
          "ref": "From: 2005, 生命滿希望 前路由我創 [The future is your's to make, where there's life there's hope]",
          "roman": "m⁴ zi¹ gaa³, “hei¹ mong⁶ zoi⁶ ming⁴ tin¹” a¹ maa³! [Jyutping]",
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