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默默無言
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speechless; say nothing; silent; not utter a word [Syn]默默無語;默默無聲;閉口不語;不言不語;閉口無言;杜口無言;緘口無言;啞口無言;三緘其口,緘口不言;緘舌閉口;嘿嘿無語 Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:默 mak6 - silent; write from memory默 mak6 - silent; write from memory 無 mou4 - not; negative; don't have 言 jin4 - words, speech 1 compounds containing this word:啞佬相見,默默無言 - when two mute people meet they are speechless; to have nothing to say to each other |
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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).