How to pronounce 嘛 in Cantonese (190 out of 1633):

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呢個就係㗎嘛以前國民黨嘅時候都做緊要職嘅跟住
That's what I did in the Democratic Party.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

呢個 ni1 go3
this
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
以前 yi5 cin4
before
國民黨 gwok3 man4 dong2
Kuomintang (KMT)
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
時候 si4 hau6
time
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
做緊 jou6 gan2
doing
要職 jiu3 zik1
important post
key position
跟住 gan1 zyu6
and then; and after

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