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 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 嘛 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ˙ㄇㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: må
- Wade–Giles: ma5
- Yale: ma
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .ma
- Palladius: ма (ma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: maa3
- Yale: ma
- Cantonese Pinyin: maa3
- Guangdong Romanization: ma3
- Sinological IPA (key): /maː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 嘛 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: má
- Wade–Giles: ma2
- Yale: má
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ma
- Palladius: ма (ma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (嘛兒 / 嘛儿)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: már
- Wade–Giles: ma2-ʼrh
- Yale: már
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mal
- Palladius: мар (mar)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɑɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
[edit]嘛
Synonyms
[edit]Compounds
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]| trad. | 嘛 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 嘛 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ˙ㄇㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: må
- Wade–Giles: ma5
- Yale: ma
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: .ma
- Palladius: ма (ma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: maa4
- Yale: màh
- Cantonese Pinyin: maa4
- Guangdong Romanization: ma4
- Sinological IPA (key): /maː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
[edit]嘛
- Only used in 喇嘛 (lǎma).
Compounds
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit]| trad. | 嘛 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 嘛 | |
| alternative forms | 嗎／吗 罵／骂 亦 也 | |
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Pronunciation
[edit]- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ma
- Hakka Romanization System: ma
- Hagfa Pinyim: ma4
- Sinological IPA: /ma⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mà
- Hakka Romanization System: maˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ma2
- Sinological IPA: /ma¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: maˇ
- Sinological IPA: /ma¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
Definitions
[edit]嘛
Synonyms
[edit]Compounds
[edit]Etymology 5
[edit]| trad. | 嘛 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 嘛 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: má
- Wade–Giles: ma2
- Yale: má
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ma
- Palladius: ма (ma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
[edit]嘛
- Only used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 (ǎn mānī bēimēi hōng).
Etymology 6
[edit]| trad. | 嘛 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 嘛 | |
| alternative forms | 嗎／吗 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mà
Definitions
[edit]嘛
- Only used in 嘛嘛吼 (mamahǒu).
References
[edit]- “嘛”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- “Entry #10417”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
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
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