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𠺢gaa1嘛maa3

gaa1 maa3jiā mainferred

English

  1. a combination of 嘅 and 吖嘛; used at the end of a sentence to express that it is something that the listener/reader should be aware of, or something that they are expected to agree with

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 嘅同吖嘛嘅合音;加喺句子後面,表示呢一個係對方理應知道嘅事,或者係必然會認同嘅判斷

Examples

  • 佢傻𠺢嘛,使乜理佢唧?

    He's crazy, of course. Why bother with him?

  • 你大條道理𠺢嘛,唔使怕。

    You definitely have reason on your side. You needn't be afraid.

  • 自然嘅嘢唔一定就係好𠺢嘛。

    Being natural does not necessarily mean it is good, am I not right?

  • 自然嘅嘢唔一定就係好𠺢嘛。

    Just because it's natural doesn't mean it's good.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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