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"there's no use pressing me"; was "it's no use to press me" |
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char 吖 | char 吖 | ||
ps M.P. | ps M.P. | ||
var a.w.a. 啊 aa1 | |||
seealso 吖嘛 aa1 maa3, 吖嗱 aa1 naa4, 啊 aa3, 啦 laa1 | seealso 吖嘛 aa1 maa3, 吖嗱 aa1 naa4, 啊 aa3, 啦 laa1 | ||
1df speaker exp. agreement, concession, consent | 1df speaker exp. agreement, concession, consent | ||
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2hz 我真係唔知,你逼我都冇用吖! | 2hz 我真係唔知,你逼我都冇用吖! | ||
2tr I really don't know, so there's no use pressing me! | 2tr I really don't know, so there's no use pressing me! | ||
3psx used in intrg. sent.; speaker exp. impatience | |||
3df speaker presses addressee for an answer to a question | 3df speaker presses addressee for an answer to a question | ||
3ex nei5 gam1 maan5/1 lai4 m4 lai4 aa1 | 3ex nei5 gam1 maan5/1 lai4 m4 lai4 aa1 | ||
3hz 你今晚嚟唔嚟吖? | 3hz 你今晚嚟唔嚟吖? | ||
3tr Are you coming or not this evening? | 3tr Are you coming or not this evening? | ||
4note in some contexts similar to and interchangeable with 啦 laa1; exp. imperative to addressee | |||
4df speaker makes suggestion with some insistence | 4df speaker makes suggestion with some insistence | ||
4ex nei5 hou2 tou5 ngo6 aa3, jing1 goi1 sik6 do1 di1 aa1 | 4ex nei5 hou2 tou5 ngo6 aa3, jing1 goi1 sik6 do1 di1 aa1 | ||
4hz 你好肚餓啊,應該食多啲吖! | 4hz 你好肚餓啊,應該食多啲吖! | ||
4tr You're quite hungry, so you should eat some more! | 4tr You're quite hungry, so you should eat some more! | ||
ser 00001 | ser 00001 | ||
ref YH1972:370; HK1984:072, 080; ZN1999:001; MT2011:343, 345</WL> | ref YH1972:370; HK1984:072, 080; ZN1999:001; MT2011:343, 345 | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 10 October 2023
aa1 吖 M.P. 〈variant:〉 a.w.a. 啊 aa1
【See also 吖嘛 aa1 maa3, 吖嗱 aa1 naa4, 啊 aa3, 啦 laa1】
①speaker exp. agreement, concession, consent ‖ hou2 aa1 好吖! Good! ‖ gei3 jin4 keoi5 m4 dak1 haan4, gam2 ngo5 ting1 jat6 zoi3 lai4 gwo3 aa1 既然佢唔得閒,噉我聽日再嚟過吖 Since he's busy, I'll come here again tomorrow ②speaker exp. disagreement or defensiveness ‖ ngo5 zan1 hai6 m4 zi1, nei5 bik1 ngo5 dou1 mou5 jung6 aa1 我真係唔知,你逼我都冇用吖! I really don't know, so there's no use pressing me! ③(used in intrg. sent.; speaker exp. impatience) speaker presses addressee for an answer to a question ‖ nei5 gam1 maan5/1 lai4 m4 lai4 aa1 你今晚嚟唔嚟吖? Are you coming or not this evening? ④〈note:〉 in some contexts similar to and interchangeable with 啦 laa1; exp. imperative to addressee speaker makes suggestion with some insistence ‖ nei5 hou2 tou5 ngo6 aa3, jing1 goi1 sik6 do1 di1 aa1 你好肚餓啊,應該食多啲吖! You're quite hungry, so you should eat some more!
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