嘛是

Chinese

		(a modal particle)	be; yes; this
trad. (嘛是)		嘛	是
simp. ^#(嘛是)		嘛	是
alternative forms		亦是

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mā-sī / mǎ-sǐ

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mā-sī
  - Tâi-lô: mā-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: maxsi
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã³³⁻²¹ ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mã³³⁻¹¹ ɕi³³/
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mǎ-sǐ
  - Tâi-lô: mǎ-sǐ
  - IPA (Philippines): /ma³³⁻²² ɕi³³/

Verb

嘛是

(pseudoverb) to also be

Synonyms

也是
(literary) 亦然 (yìrán)
(Cantonese) 都係／都系

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