吖嘛 (aa1 maa5 | ) : isn't it; okay

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吖嘛

aa1 maa5

isn't it; okay; right - a final particle often used to explain something (mostly) readily understood or (occasionally) not already known

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

吖嘛

This word has been viewed 4500 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 26th Mar 2013 11:50

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吖 aa1 - final particle expressing consent and denial
嘛 maa3 maa5 maa4 - of course; do you?

1 compounds containing this word:

唔係吖嘛 - surely it can't be

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我最近戒咗煙，吸煙危害健康吖嘛! 粵
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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Decimal representation of this word: 吖嘛

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