粵

之zi1嘛maa3

zi1 maa3zhī ma

English

  1. (modal particle) Used at the end of a sentence, usually to show the unimportance of the thing you talked about; "that's all"
  2. added at the end of a clause to indicate that the topic in question is nothing special or unimpressive, contrary to what one might think

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 加喺句尾,表示一件事其實冇大家諗得咁特別

Examples

  • 一千蚊啫嘛,我都俾得起啦。

    It's just $1000. (That's not a big sum.) Even I can afford it.

  • 個測驗好簡單喳嘛,咁都肥佬。

    The test was so easy, nothing special at all. How could you even fail it?

  • 佢考試得嗰八十分,都唔係好勁之嘛。

    He's only got 80 marks in the exam. That's not as impressive as one might think.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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