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

shā yǎ hoarse; rough
cū yǎ husky; hoarse; raucous
lóng yǎ deaf and dumb
裝聾作 zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ to play deaf-mute