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Results for “嘛”

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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.

嘛má

used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[ǎn má ní bā mī hōng] / (Tw) (coll.) what?

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嘛ma

modal particle indicating that sth is obvious / particle indicating a pause for emphasis

喇嘛lǎ ma

lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism

唵嘛呢叭咪吽ǎn má ní bā mī hōng

om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra)

喇嘛庙lǎ ma miào

lamasery / temple of Tibetan Buddhism

干嘛gàn má

what are you doing? / what for? / why? (often expressing surprise or annoyance)

要嘛yào ma

either ... / or ...

达赖喇嘛Dá lài Lǎ ma

Dalai Lama

喇嘛教Lǎ ma jiào

Lamaism / Tibetan Buddhism

班禅喇嘛Bān chán Lǎ ma

Panchen Lama

Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27
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