dumb, mute; become hoarse

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

巴虧 chī yǎ ba kuī to be forced to suffer in silence; unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
光 yǎ guāng matte; non-glossy
劇 yǎ jù to mime; a dumb show
口 yǎ kǒu as if dumb; speechless
口無言 yǎ kǒu wú yán dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless; at a loss for words
子 yǎ zi mute person; dumb person; (more commonly called 啞巴|哑巴[ya3 ba5])
巴 yǎ ba mute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb
巴吃黃蓮 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])
巴吃黃連 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])
巴吃黃連,有苦說不出 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
巴虧 yǎ ba kuī pent-up unspoken grievances; suffering not willingly or possibly spoken of
然失笑 yǎ rán shī xiào to laugh involuntarily; Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4]
然無生 yǎ rán wú shēng silence reigns (idiom)
終端 yǎ zhōng duān dumb terminal
語 yǎ yǔ sign language
謎 yǎ mí puzzle; mystery
鈴 yǎ líng dumbbell (weight)
點 yǎ diǎn blind spot; dead spot
鼓 yǎ gǔ drum practice pad (music); a practice drum (music)
yīn yǎ hoarse; raspy
sī yǎ (onom.) coarse crowing; hoarse; husky
聲 sī yǎ shēng hoarse
語 dǎ yǎ yǔ to use sign language
謎 dǎ yǎ mí to talk in riddles
鈴 fàn yǎ líng violin (loanword)
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