口啞啞 (hau2 aa2 aa2) — tongue-tied; speechless; silent in Cantonese

hauˊ²口aaˊ²啞aaˊ²啞

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Meaning of 口啞啞

nountongue-tied; speechless; silent

noundescribes a situation where a person is being questioned until the extent when he or she can't answer any further; to be tongue-tied

keoiˏ₅佢haak˗₃嚇dou˗₃到hauˊ²口aaˊ²啞aa2.啞。

He was so scared he couldn't speak.

tengˉ¹聽dou˗₃到niˉ¹呢go˗₃個siuˉ¹消sik1,息，ngoˏ₅我hauˊ²口aaˊ²啞aa2.啞。

Hearing this news, I was speechless.

neiˏ₅你gongˊ²講je5,嘢，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好hauˊ²口aaˊ²啞aa2.啞。

Speak up, don't be tongue-tied.

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日hauˊ²口aaˊ²啞aa2.啞。

He's always speechless.

gin˗₃見dou˗₃到keoi5,佢，ngoˏ₅我hauˊ²口aaˊ²啞aa2.啞。

Seeing him, I was dumbfounded.

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