啞〔哑〕 aa² {yā}

1. (onom.) sound of cawing
2. sound of infant learning to talk
3. variant of 呀

啞〔哑〕 aa² {yǎ}

1. dumb
2. mute
3. hoarse
4. husky
5. unexploded (of artillery shell etc)

啞光〔哑-〕 aa² gwong¹ {yǎ guāng}

Matte

啞佬〔哑-〕 aa² lou² {yǎ lǎo}

speech-impaired man

啞女〔哑-〕 aa² neoi² {yǎ nǚ}

girls who cannot talk

啞婆〔哑-〕 aa² po² {yǎ pó}

women who cannot talk

啞色〔哑-〕 aa² sik¹ {yǎ sè}

Matte

啞仔〔哑-〕 aa² zai² {yǎ zǐ}

speech-impaired boy

啞巴〔哑-〕 aa² baa¹ {yǎ ba}

1. mute
2. muted
3. a dumb person
4. to be dumb

啞點〔哑点〕 aa² dim² {yǎ diǎn}

1. blind spot
2. dead spot

啞鼓〔哑-〕 aa² gu² {yǎ gǔ}

1. drum practice pad (music)
2. a practice drum (music)

啞口〔哑-〕 aa² hau² {yǎ kǒu}

1. as if dumb
2. speechless

啞語〔哑语〕 aa² jyu⁵ {yǎ yǔ}

sign language

啞劇〔哑剧〕 aa² kek⁶ {yǎ jù}

1. to mime
2. a dumb show

啞鈴〔哑铃〕 aa² ling⁴ {yǎ líng}

dumbbell (weight)

啞謎〔哑谜〕 aa² mai⁴ {yǎ mí}

1. puzzle
2. mystery

啞子〔哑-〕 aa² zi² {yǎ zi}

1. mute person
2. dumb person
3. (more commonly called 啞巴)

啞巴虧〔哑-亏〕 aa² baa¹ kwai¹ {yǎ ba kuī}

1. pent-up unspoken grievances
2. suffering not willingly or possibly spoken of

啞終端〔哑终-〕 aa² zung¹ dyun¹ {yǎ zhōng duān}

dumb terminal

啞然失笑〔哑---〕 {èránshīxiào}

1. to laugh involuntarily
2. Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4]

啞口無言〔哑-无-〕 aa² hau² mou⁴ jin⁴ {yǎ kǒu wú yán}

1. dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless
2. at a loss for words

啞然無生〔哑-无-〕 ak¹ jin⁴ mou⁴ sang¹ {yǎ rán wú shēng}

silence reigns (idiom)

啞然失笑〔哑---〕 ak¹ jin⁴ sat¹ siu³ {yǎ rán shī xiào}

1. to laugh involuntarily
2. Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4]

啞巴吃黃蓮〔哑--黄莲〕 aa² baa¹ hek³ wong⁴ lin⁴ {yǎ ba chī huáng lián}

1. no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
2. also written 啞巴吃黃連
3. (often precedes 有苦說不出)

啞巴吃黃連〔哑--黄连〕 aa² baa¹ hek³ wong⁴ lin⁴ {yǎ ba chī huáng lián}

1. no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
2. (often precedes 有苦說不出)

啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出〔哑--黄连---说--〕 aa² baa¹ hek³ wong⁴ lin⁴ ，jau⁵ fu² syut³ bat¹ ceot¹ {yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū}

1. to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
2. unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
3. sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出，有苦说不出