咋嘛: Definitions and Translations

Definitions (Wiktionary)

particle, Cantonese
Sentence-final particle for dismissiveness.
- 落雨咋嘛！
  落雨咋嘛！
  lok6 jyu5 zaa3 maa3!
  It's just some rain!

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

助詞
加喺句尾，表示一件事其實冇大家諗得咁特別
added at the end of a clause to indicate that the topic in question is nothing special or unimpressive, contrary to what one might think
- 佢考試得嗰八十分，都唔係好勁之嘛。
  佢考试得𠮶八十分，都唔系好劲之嘛。
  keoi5 haau2 si5 dak1 go2 baat3 sap6 fan1, dou1 m4 hai6 hou2 ging6 zi1 maa3.
  He's only got 80 marks in the exam. That's not as impressive as one might think.
- 個測驗好簡單喳嘛，咁都肥佬。
  个测验好简单喳嘛，咁都肥佬。
  go3 caak1 jim6 hou2 gaan2 daan1 zaa1 maa3, gam2 dou1 fei4 lou2.
  The test was so easy, nothing special at all. How did you fail it?
- 一千蚊啫嘛，我都俾得起啦。
  一千蚊啫嘛，我都俾得起啦。
  jat1 cin1 man1 ze1 maa3, ngo5 dou1 bei2 dak1 hei2 laa1.
  It's just $1000. (That's not a big sum.) Even I can afford it.
參看
喳嘛、之嘛、啫嘛

Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)

Cantonese
点解佢哋净系话我？佢哋揾我嚟祭旗咋嘛。
點解佢哋淨係話我？佢哋搵我嚟祭旗咋嘛。
dim2 gaai2 keoi5 dei2 zing6 hai6 waa2 ngo5 ？ keoi5 dei2 wan2 ngo5 lai4 zai3 kei4 zaa3 maa3 。
- Why am I the only one they complain about? They're just making an example out of me and using me as a scapegoat.
Cantonese
佢根本就对人完全冇好感，系钟意人啲钱咋嘛。
佢根本就對人完全冇好感，係鍾意人啲錢咋嘛。
keoi5 gan1 bun2 zau6 deoi3 jan4 jyun4 cyun4 mou5 hou2 gam2 ， hai6 zung1 ji3 jan4 di1 cin2 zaa3 maa3 。
- He doesn't give a shit about her. It's her money he's after.
- She doesn't give a shit about him. It's his money she's after.

Examples (粵典–words.hk)

Cantonese
啲阔太去亲呢啲场合，都系斗晒名牌衫同名牌袋咋嘛。
啲闊太去親呢啲場合，都係鬥曬名牌衫同名牌袋咋嘛。
di1 fut3 taai2 heoi3 can1 ni1 di1 coeng4 hap6, dou1 hai6 dau3 saai3 ming4 paai4 saam1 tung4 ming4 paai4 doi2 zaa1 maa3.
- Whenever those rich men's wives attend events, they just compete with each other and flaunt the designer clothes and bags they have.
Cantonese
你第四咋嘛，好威咩？
你第四咋嘛，好威咩？
nei5 dai6 sei3 zaa1 maa3, hou2 wai1 me1?
- You only got the fourth place, why are you so prideful?
Cantonese
食餐饭咋嘛，又唔系同佢过人世，怕咩啫？
食餐飯咋嘛，又唔係同佢過人世，怕咩啫？
sik6 caan1 faan6 zaa1 maa3, jau6 m4 hai6 tung4 keoi5 gwo3 jan4 sai3, paa3 me1 zek1?
- Hey, you're gonna spend only a meal with her, not your whole life. Why bother worrying?
Cantonese
佢只减肥药食咗一个星期咋嘛﹐就搞到成个人落晒形。
佢隻減肥藥食咗一個星期咋嘛﹐就搞到成個人落晒形。
keoi5 zek3 gaam2 fei4 joek6 sik6 zo2 jat1 go3 sing1 kei4 zaa1 maa3, zau6 gaau2 dou3 seng4 go3 jan4 lok6 saai3 jing4.
- She has taken the weight-losing medicine for only one week but she already looks very peaky.
Cantonese
佢唔啹我好耐啦，今次公报私仇咋嘛！
佢唔啹我好耐啦，今次公報私仇咋嘛！
keoi5 m4 goe4 ngo5 hou2 noi6 laa1, gam1 ci3 gung1 bou3 si1 sau4 zaa3 maa3!
- He has hated me for a long time, these new policies of his are just a disguise to dispose of me!

Examples (None)

Cantonese
咋；咋嘛
咋；咋嘛
zaa5; zaa6 maa5

Examples (Wiktionary)

Cantonese
𪠳，好小事咋嘛。
𪠳，好小事咋嘛。
ce2, hou2 siu2 si6 zaa1 maa3.
- Pfft, it's just a trivial thing.
Cantonese
佢玩紧你咋嘛，唔好理佢啦。
佢玩紧你咋嘛，唔好理佢啦。
keoi5 waan2 gan2 nei5 zaa1 maa3, m4 hou2 lei5 keoi5 laa1.
- He's just teasing you; ignore him.
Cantonese
落雨咋嘛！
落雨咋嘛！
lok6 jyu5 zaa3 maa3!
- It's just some rain!

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