How to pronounce 之嘛 in Cantonese (15 out of 17):

Previous Example Example 15 of 17 Next Example
咩呀 離口之嘛
What? It's so hot.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咩 me1
the bleating of sheep
final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
what
whatever
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
離 lei4
to leave
to part from
to be away from
(in giving distances) from
without (sth)
independent of
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦bāguà [八卦], symbolizing fire
☲
separation
departure
to separate
to go away from
to dispense with
to go without
to go against
口 hau2
mouth
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
open end
entrance
gate
opening
person
edge or blade of a knife
a crack
KangXi radical 30
之嘛 zi1 maa3
(modal particle) Used at the end of a sentence, usually to show the unimportance of the thing you talked about; "that's all"

Learn Stroke Order

See how to write "之嘛" with stroke-by-stroke animation

Learn
Previous Example Example 15 of 17 Next Example