吖嘛

Chinese

			(a modal particle)
trad. (吖嘛)		吖	嘛
simp. ^#(吖嘛)		吖	嘛

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: a¹ maa³
  - Cantonese Pinyin: a¹ maa³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐ⁵⁵ maː³³/

吖嘛

(Cantonese) Used to suggest something obvious.
- 2005, 政府新聞處 [Information Services Department], 生命滿希望前路由我創 [The future is yours to make, where there's life there's hope]‎^[1]:
  
  唔知㗎，「希望在明天」吖嘛！ [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
  m⁴ zi¹ gaa³, “hei¹ mong⁶ zoi⁶ ming⁴ tin¹” a¹ maa³! [Jyutping]
  I don't know, but "tomorrow lies hope", isn't it?
(Cantonese) Used to confirm something that may be obvious in a question.
今日都係 A 餐吖嘛？ [Cantonese, trad.]
今日都系 A 餐吖嘛？ [Cantonese, simp.]
gam¹ jat⁶ dou¹ hai⁶ ei¹ caan¹ a¹ maa³? [Jyutping]
You are having meal A today as well, right?

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: a⁶ maa²
  - Cantonese Pinyin: a⁶ maa²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐ²² maː³⁵/

吖嘛

(Cantonese) Used to raise questions with disbelief.
唔係吖嘛？／唔系吖嘛？ [Cantonese] ― m⁴ hai⁶ a⁶ maa²? [Jyutping] ― No way?; It couldn't be like that?