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ma
| English Definition | modal particle indicating that something is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis |
| Simplified Script | 嘛 |
| Traditional Script | Same |
| Pinyin | ma |
| Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi) | Same |
| Zhuyin (Bopomofo) | ㄇㄚ˙ |
| Cantonese (Jyutping) | maa4 |
| Part of Speech | (助) particle |
| Proficiency Test Level | HSK.v3=6 TOCFL=5 |
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