之嘛
Chinese
edit's; him/her/it; this | (a modal particle) | ||
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trad. (之嘛) | 之 | 嘛 | |
simp. #(之嘛) | 之 | 嘛 |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi1 maa3
- Yale: jī ma
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi1 maa3
- Guangdong Romanization: ji1 ma3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ maː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Particle
edit之嘛
- (Cantonese) Final particle used to indicate unimportance or triviality.
Synonyms
editVariety | Location | Words |
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Classical Chinese | 而已, 云爾 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 而已, 罷了 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 罷了 |
Taiwan | 而已 | |
Malaysia | 罷了 | |
Singapore | 而已 | |
Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 罷了 |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 啫, 咋, 之嘛 |
Hong Kong | 啫, 咋, 之嘛 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 啫, 之嘛 | |
Taishan | 之嘛, 咋 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 之嘛, 逸, 咿 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 之嘛, 咋 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 啫, 之嘛 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 定定 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 定定 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 定定, 定 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 忒等 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 定定 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 定 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 爾爾, 爾 |
Quanzhou | 爾爾, 爾 | |
Zhangzhou | 爾爾, 爾 | |
Tainan | 爾爾 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 爾 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 爾, 爾爾 | |
Jieyang | 定 |