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mà lại

Pronunciation Northern /ma̤ː˨˩ la̰ːʔj˨˩/ Central /maː˧˧ la̰ːj˨˨/ Southern /maː˨˩ laːj˨˩˨/
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after all
Adjective
after all
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
after all Discourse & LogicTheme

An expression used to introduce a statement that contradicts what was previously expected or said.

vi Cô ấy hứa sẽ giúp, mà lại không đến.

en She promised to help, but she didn't come after all.

Parts
mà / lại / 𣻕吏
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𣻕吏
Candidates by syllable
𣻕(𦓡) lại
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
Mã Lai / mà / mà cả / mà thôi …
Use
chứ mà lại chẳng / thế mà / vậy mà / nhưng mà …
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