唔係吖嘛 (m4 hai6 aa6 maa3 | ) : surely it can't be

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唔係吖嘛

m4 hai6 aa6 maa3

surely it can't be! / it can't be true, can it? / are you kidding me? / you must be joking!

[variant] 唔係呀嗎

often spoken with a sceptical, disbelieving, incredulous, surprised or shocked tone

Level: 2
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

唔係吖嘛

This word has been viewed 4059 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 13th Sep 2005 17:33 and last edited on 24th Sep 2017 07:30

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Characters in this word:

唔 m4 - not; no
係 hai6 - yes, it is; indeed; right; positive; to be
吖 aa1 - final particle expressing consent and denial
嘛 maa3 maa5 maa4 - of course; do you?

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

唔係呀嗎 m4 hai6 aa6 maa3 = variant of 唔係吖嘛粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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