created reference approved 嘛 → 干嘛/幹嘛 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
嘛 má
干嘛 / 幹嘛 gànmá
see
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created reference approved 嘛 → 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
嘛 má
唵嘛呢叭咪吽 ǎnmáníbāmīhōng
see
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created reference approved 嘛 → 吗/嗎 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
嘛 ma
吗 / 嗎 ma
same_as
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created sense approved 嘛 · ma · [obviousness] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
嘛
ma
[obviousness]
Used at the end of a sentence to indicate that the truth of a statement is obvious or a matter of course
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created sense approved 嘛 · ma · [pause] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
嘛
ma
[pause]
Used in the middle of a sentence to create a pause, often to highlight the preceding topic before continuing with a comment.
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created sense approved 嘛 · má · what — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
嘛
má
what
(Colloquial) Used as an interrogative word meaning "what", particularly in the common phrase [[干嘛|幹嘛|gan4 ma2]].
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created sense approved 嘛 · má · (bound form) [mantra] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
嘛
má
(bound form) [mantra]
(bound form) Used in Buddhist transliterations, notably as the second syllable of the six-character mantra [[唵嘛呢叭咪吽|唵嘛呢叭咪吽|an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]].
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created sense approved 嘛 · ma · [persuasion] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
嘛
ma
[persuasion]
Used at the end of a sentence to make a request, suggestion, or command sound more encouraging or to soften a tone of persuasion
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created sense approved 嘛 · ma · [question] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
嘛
ma
[question]
(Taiwan) Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
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