嘛是

Chinese

		(a modal particle)	be; yes; this
trad. (嘛是)		嘛	是
simp. #(嘛是)		嘛	是
alternative forms		亦是

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mā-sī / mǎ-sǐ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mā-sī
    • Tâi-lô: mā-sī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: maxsi
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã³³⁻²¹ si³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mã³³⁻¹¹ si³³/
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mǎ-sǐ
    • Tâi-lô: mǎ-sǐ
    • IPA (Philippines): /ma³³⁻²² si³³/

Verb

嘛是

1. (pseudoverb) to also be

Synonyms

• 也是
• (literary) 亦然 (yìrán)
• (Cantonese) 都係／都系