哑 yǎ

dumb, mute; become hoarse

HSK 6 #2368

DEFINITIONS

哑 yǎ
  • dumb
  • mute
  • hoarse
  • husky
  • unexploded (of artillery shell etc)
哑 yā
  • (onom.) sound of cawing
  • sound of infant learning to talk
  • variant of 呀[ya1]

STROKES

哑 stroke order diagram
哑 stroke order animation

WORDS

聋哑 lóng yǎ
HSK 6
deaf and dumb
哑巴 yǎ ba mute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb
哑剧 yǎ jù to mime; a dumb show
沙哑 shā yǎ hoarse; rough
哑铃 yǎ líng dumbbell (weight)
哑谜 yǎ mí puzzle; mystery
装聋作哑 zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ to play deaf-mute
嘶哑 sī yǎ (onom.) coarse crowing; hoarse; husky
哑语 yǎ yǔ sign language
吃哑巴亏 chī yǎ ba kuī to be forced to suffer in silence; unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
哑然失笑 yǎ rán shī xiào to laugh involuntarily; Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4]
哑光 yǎ guāng matte; non-glossy
哑口 yǎ kǒu as if dumb; speechless
哑口无言 yǎ kǒu wú yán dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless; at a loss for words
哑子 yǎ zi mute person; dumb person; (more commonly called 啞巴|哑巴[ya3 ba5])
哑巴吃黄莲 yǎ ba chī huáng lián no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom); also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连; (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])
哑巴吃黄连 yǎ ba chī huáng lián no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom); also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲; (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 yǎ ba chī huáng lián ， yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom); unable to speak of one's bitter suffering; sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
哑巴亏 yǎ ba kuī pent-up unspoken grievances; suffering not willingly or possibly spoken of
哑然无生 yǎ rán wú shēng silence reigns (idiom)
哑终端 yǎ zhōng duān dumb terminal
哑点 yǎ diǎn blind spot; dead spot
哑鼓 yǎ gǔ drum practice pad (music); a practice drum (music)
喑哑 yīn yǎ hoarse; raspy
嘶哑声 sī yǎ shēng hoarse
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