啞 (aa2 ak1 | ya3 ) : dumb; speechless; hoarse

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啞

aa2 ak1

ya3

(jyutping) aa2, (pinyin) ya3
[1] dumb; mute
[2] speechless; silent
[3] hoarse; husky
[4] (of a bomb, etc) unexploded

(jyutping) ak1, (pinyin) ya3
sound of laughing; sound made by a crow

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

啞 / 哑

This word has been viewed 7839 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jun 2010 05:01

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盲婚啞嫁 maang4 fan1 aa2 gaa3 = marriage is arranged by go-between

啞人 aa2 jan4 = a dumb/mute person

口啞嘅 hau2 aa2 ge3 = dumb (mute) 粵

口啞嘅人 hau2 aa2 ge3 jan4 = a dumb (mute) person 粵

沙啞 saa1 aa2/ngaa2 sha1 ya3 = [adj] hoarse

沙啞音 saa1 aa2 /ngaa2 jam1 = [n] a hoarse sound

口啞啞 hau2 aa2 aa2 kou3 ya3 ya3 = tongue-tied 粵

啞巴 aa2 baa1 ya5 ba1 = mute; a mute person

啞佬 aa2 lou2 = a mute guy

啞女 aa2 neoi5*2 = a mute girl or daughter

啞婆 aa2 po4*2 = a mute old woman

啞色 aa2 sik1 = without gloss, lacking lustre

啞仔 aa2 zai2 = a mute boy or son

阿啞 aa3 ngaa2 = a mute person

口啞 hau2 aa2 = dumb (as in unable to speak)

啞鈴 aa2 ling4 = dumbbells

啞光 aa2 gwong1 = matte; not shining, surface is slightly rough and not smooth 粵

啞叔 aa2 suk1 = Uncle Dumb 粵

啞巴英語 aa2 baa1 jing1 jyu5 ya5 ba1 ying1 yu3 = can read and write a language but can't speak it

啞面 aa2 min6 = matte; not shining, surface is slightly rough and not smooth 粵

啞口無言 aa2 hau2 mou4 jin4 ya3 kou3 wu2 yan2 = to be speechless

啞忍 aa2 jan2 ya3 ren3 = silently endure 粵

啞佬斷奶 aa2 lou2 tyun5 naai5 ya3 lao3 duan4 nai3 = unable to express one's pain; unable to vocalize one's hardships 粵

啞佬相見，默默無言 aa2 lou2 soeng1 gin3 mak6 mak6 mou4 jin4 ya3 lao3 xiang1 jian4 mo4 mo4 wu2 yan2 = when two mute people meet they are speechless; to have nothing to say to each other 粵

啞仔申冤，無話可說 aa2 zai2 san1 jyun1, mou4 waa6 ho2 syut3 ya3 zai3 shen1 yuan1, wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1 = when a mute seeks to redress an injustice, he is but speechless; to be lost for words when one seeks to defend himself 粵

啞仔飲沙士，有氣講唔出 aa2 zai2 jam2 sha1 si6*2, jau5 hei3 gong2 m4 ceot1 ya3 zai3 yin3 sha1 shi4, you3 qi4 jiang3 wu2 chu1 = to be unable to express one's anger 粵

詐聾扮啞 zaa3 lung4 baan6 ngaa2 zha4 long2 ban4 ya3 = pretend to be dumb and deaf 粵

啞劇 aa2 kek6 ya3 ju4 = pantomime; dumb show

暗啞抵 am3 aa2 dai2 = suffer in silence 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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