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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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
after all Discourse, Logic, Comparison & Modality
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
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Parts
mà / lại / 𣻕吏
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𣻕吏
Candidates by syllable
mà
𣻕（𦓡）
lại
吏
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.
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Use
chứ mà lại chẳng / thế mà / vậy mà / nhưng mà …
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Use
chứ mà lại chẳng / thế mà / vậy mà / nhưng mà …