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嘛

ma

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

má

  1. used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]
  2. (Tw) (coll.) what?

ma · maa3 (Jyutping)

  1. modal particle indicating that sth is obvious
  2. particle indicating a pause for emphasis

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

嘛

Meaning
final exclamatory particle
Radical
口
Strokes
14
Components
⿰口麻
Cangjie
RIJC
Four-corner
6009.4

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