嘛
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Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
嘛 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口戈木木 (RIDD) or 口戈十金 (RIJC), four-corner 60094, composition ⿰口麻)
References[edit]
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 206, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4230
- Dae Jaweon: page 429, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 678, character 7
- Unihan data for U+561B
Chinese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
trad. | 嘛 | |
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simp. # | 嘛 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
嘛
- (suggests that the preceding is obvious, sometimes impatient in tone): Of course!
- Signals a pause in a sentence, sometimes used to get the listener's attention.
- Used at the end of an imperative or request to express expectation or dissuasion.
Descendants[edit]
- → English: mah
Etymology 2[edit]
trad. | 嘛 | |
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simp. # | 嘛 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
嘛
Synonyms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
trad. | 嘛 | |
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simp. # | 嘛 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
嘛
- Only used in 喇嘛 (lǎma).
Compounds[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
trad. | 嘛 | |
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simp. # | 嘛 | |
alternative forms | 嗎/吗 罵/骂 亦 也 |
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Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
嘛
Synonyms[edit]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Classical Chinese | 亦 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 也 |
Taiwan | 也 | |
Jinan | 也 | |
Xi'an | 也 | |
Wuhan | 也 | |
Chengdu | 也 | |
Guilin | 也 | |
Yangzhou | 也 | |
Hefei | 也 | |
Malaysia | 也 | |
Singapore | 也 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 都, 亦 |
Hong Kong | 都, 亦, 亦都 | |
Macau | 都, 亦 formal | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 都, 也 | |
Taishan | 亦 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 亦, 都, 亦都 | |
Yangjiang | 也 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 都 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 都, 亦都 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 也 |
Hakka | Meixian | 也 |
Wuhua (Meilin) | 也 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 乜 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 乜, 也 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 乜 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 乜 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 乜 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 嘛 | |
Kuching (Hepo) | 呠 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 也 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 也 |
Northern Min | Jian'ou | 也 |
Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 也 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 也, 嘛 |
Quanzhou | 也, 嘛 | |
Zhangzhou | 也, 嘛 | |
Taipei | 也, 嘛 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 呠 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 也, 呠, 嘛 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 也, 嘛 | |
Chaozhou | 也 | |
Shantou | 也 | |
Jieyang | 也 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 呠, 也, 嘛 | |
Pontianak (Teochew) | 也 | |
Wenchang | 也 | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 都 |
Wu | Shanghai | 也 |
Suzhou | 亦 | |
Wenzhou | 也 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 也 |
Shuangfeng | 也 |
Etymology 5[edit]
trad. | 嘛 | |
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simp. # | 嘛 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
嘛
- Only used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 (ǎn mānī bēimēi hōng).
Etymology 6[edit]
trad. | 嘛 | |
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simp. # | 嘛 | |
alternative forms | 嗎/吗 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
嘛
- Only used in 嘛嘛吼.
References[edit]
- “嘛”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- “Entry #10417”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
嘛
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Readings[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
嘛 • (ma) (hangeul 마, revised ma, McCune–Reischauer ma, Yale ma)
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Vietnamese[edit]
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