𠺢嘛

Chinese

			(a modal particle)
trad. (𠺢嘛)		𠺢	嘛
simp. #(𠺢嘛)		𠺢	嘛
alternative forms		㗎嘛 加嘛

Etymology

From 嘅 (ge3) + 吖嘛 (a1 maa3)

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ maa³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ maa³
    • Yale: gā ma
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ maa³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ ma³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ maː³³/

Particle

𠺢嘛

1. (Cantonese) Final particle used to mark that the listener should agree with or should be made aware of the statement
   • c. 1963, “釣魚郎”, 唐滌生 [Tang Ti-sheng] (lyrics), performed by 梁醒波 [Leung Sing Poh]:

     白鱲仔會玩你𠺢嘛，你要安分守己得㗎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     白𫚭仔会玩你𠺢嘛，你要安分守己得㗎。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     baak⁶ laap⁶ zai² wui⁵ waan^4-2 nei⁵ gaa¹ maa³, nei⁵ jiu³ on¹ fan⁶ sau² gei² dak¹ gaa². [Jyutping]

     The whitefish will play tricks on you, right? You've just got to keep to yourself and it'll be fine.

References

• “𠺢嘛”, in 粵典 (CantoWords)‎^[1], 香港辭書有限公司 (Hong Kong Lexicography Limited), 2015–2022