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啞仔
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a mute boy or son Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2235 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 28th May 2007 22:02 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:啞 aa2 ak1 - dumb; speechless; hoarse仔 zai2 zi2 - son; child 2 compounds containing this word:啞仔申冤,無話可說 - when a mute seeks to redress an injustice, he is but speechless; to be lost for words when one seeks to defend himself啞仔飲沙士,有氣講唔出 - to be unable to express one's anger |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).