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嘛

má · ma/ma

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Meaning

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má 嘛

  1. used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 (ǎn má ní bā mī hōng)
  2. (Tw) (coll.) what?

ma 嘛

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

奇(qí)迹(jì)就(jiù)是(shì)因(yīn)为(wèi)不(bú)会(huì)发(fā)生(shēng)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)才(cái)叫(jiào)奇(qí)迹(jì)的(de)嘛(ma)。

Miracles are called miracles because they don't happen!

Tatoeba: Chinese by easononizuka · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)不(bù)怎(zěn)么(me)可(kě)爱(ài)嘛(ma)。

It doesn't look so cute.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fengli · English by easononizuka · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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