嘛
mamá HSK6

final exclamatory particle

  • updated sense approved 嘛 · ma · obviousness

    嘛

    ma

    obviousness

    modal particle indicating that something is obvious or self-evident

    既然你都知道了，那就直接告诉他嘛。

    modal particle → modal particle, punctuation

    updated sense

  • updated sense approved 嘛 · má · mantra syllable

    嘛

    má

    mantra syllable

    used in the Buddhist mantra Om mani padme hum

    僧侣们整天都在念诵唵嘛呢叭咪吽。

    modal particle → modal particle, noun

    updated sense

  • created sense approved 嘛 · má · mantra syllable

    嘛

    má

    mantra syllable

    used in the Buddhist mantra Om mani padme hum

    僧侣们整天都在念诵唵嘛呢叭咪吽。

    modal particle

    created sense

  • created sense approved 嘛 · má · what

    嘛

    má

    what

    colloquial Taiwanese term meaning what

    你在干嘛？

    modal particle

    created sense

  • created sense approved 嘛 · ma · obviousness

    嘛

    ma

    obviousness

    modal particle indicating that something is obvious or self-evident

    既然你都知道了，那就直接告诉他嘛。

    modal particle

    created sense

  • created sense approved 嘛 · ma · pause

    嘛

    ma

    pause

    particle used to indicate a pause for emphasis or to mark the topic of a sentence

    这件事嘛，我也没主意。

    modal particle

    created sense