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  aa1   jyutping
  a1   pinyin
final particle expressing consent and denial, liveliness and irritation, etc



[variant]
Stroke count: 6
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 7504 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Sep 2010 14:58

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detail  m4 hai6 aa6 maa3   = surely it can't be
detail  aa1 maa3   = obviously
detail  aa1 maa5   = isn't it; okay
detail  gong2 zan1 aa1   = truth be told

Showing all 4 examples containing 吖
detail audio 聖誕唔會落雪?
Do you think it will snow on Christmas Day?
detail audio 邊個眼高手低無論佢嘅目標崇高能力
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.
detail 老婆大人出聲
How would he be so daring as to utter a word, under the staring eyes of his wife.
detail 最近吸煙危害健康吖嘛!
I've recently quit smoking, 'cause smoking is hazardous to health, right !
[吖嘛 is used here to reason out a statement that seems evidently true.]

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