喳嘛 [－－]

Jyutping zaa1 maa3
Pinyin zhā ma

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 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.
  2. 參看
    之嘛、啫嘛、咋嘛
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    冇，想问你食咗饭未喳嘛。
    冇，想問你食咗飯未喳嘛。
    mou5, soeng2 man6 nei5 sik6 zo2 faan6 mei6 zaa1 maa3.
    • It's okay. I just wanted to ask whether you had eaten.
  2. Cantonese
    边个想打边炉？之唔系我喳嘛。
    邊個想打邊爐？之唔係我喳嘛。
    bin1 go3 soeng2 daa2 bin1 lou4? zi1 m4 hai6 ngo5 zaa1 maa3.
    • Who wants to have hot-pot? That's me.
  3. Cantonese
    特首选出嚟㗎？钦点喳嘛。
    特首選出嚟㗎？欽點喳嘛。
    dak1 sau2 syun2 ceot1 lai4 gaa4? jam1 dim2 zaa1 maa3.
    • What? The Chief Executive is elected? It's just appointed.
  4. Cantonese
    个测验好简单喳嘛，咁都肥佬。
    個測驗好簡單喳嘛，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?