之嘛
Chinese
| 's; him/her/it; this | (a modal particle) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (之嘛) | 之 | 嘛 | |
| simp. #(之嘛) | 之 | 嘛 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi1 maa3
- Yale: jī ma
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi1 maa3
- Guangdong Romanization: ji1 ma3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ maː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Particle
之嘛
- (Cantonese) Final particle used to indicate unimportance or triviality.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 而已 (“(sentence-final particle) just; simply”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 而已, 云爾 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 而已, 罷了 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 罷了 |
| Taiwan | 而已 | |
| Malaysia | 罷了 | |
| Singapore | 而已 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 罷了 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 啫, 咋, 之嘛 |
| Hong Kong | 啫, 咋, 之嘛 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 啫, 之嘛 | |
| Taishan | 之嘛, 咋 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 之嘛, 逸, 咿 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 之嘛, 咋 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 啫, 之嘛 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 定定 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 定定 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 定定, 定 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 忒等 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 定定 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 定 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 爾爾, 爾 |
| Quanzhou | 爾爾, 爾 | |
| Zhangzhou | 爾爾, 爾 | |
| Tainan | 爾爾 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 爾 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 爾, 爾爾 | |
| Jieyang | 定 | |
References
- 鄭定歐 Cheng, Ting-Au (2022) Cantonese Conversation Handbook 粵語會話寶典[1], Hong Kong: 三聯書店 (Joint Publishing HK), →ISBN, page 169