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 7033 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
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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.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 啞
Unicode code for this character: U+555e (off-site link)

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