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之嘛

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Chinese

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's; him/her/it; this (a modal particle)
trad. (之嘛)
simp. #(之嘛)

Pronunciation

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Particle

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之嘛

  1. (Cantonese) Final particle used to indicate unimportance or triviality.
    當然唔識揸車十四之嘛 [Cantonese, trad.]
    当然唔识揸车十四之嘛 [Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 dong1 jin4 m4 sik1 zaa1 ce1; keoi5 hai6 sap6 sei3 seoi3 zi1 maa3. [Jyutping]
    Of course he can't drive, he's only fourteen.

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References

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  • 鄭定歐 Cheng, Ting-Au (2022) Cantonese Conversation Handbook 粵語會話寶典[1], Hong Kong: 三聯書店 (Joint Publishing HK), →ISBN, page 169