啞 (aa2) — dumb; mute in Cantonese
aaˊ²啞简 哑
Mandarin Pinyin: ya3
Meaning of 啞
noundumb; mute
nounhoarse; husky
noun(of a bomb, etc) unexploded
nounspeechless; silent
Example Sentences with 啞
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似am˗₃暗aaˊ²啞daiˊ²底。
He seems to be keeping something quiet.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好am˗₃暗aaˊ²啞daiˊ²底laaˉ¹啦。
Don't keep it to yourself.
jauˏ₅有diˉ¹啲jeˏ₅嘢am˗₃暗aaˊ²啞daiˊ²底。
There's something being kept secret.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日am˗₃暗aaˊ²啞daiˊ²底。
He's always secretive.
ginˍ₆件siˍ₆事am˗₃暗aaˊ²啞daiˊ²底。
The matter is being kept hushed up.
Words Containing 啞
沙啞音saa1 aa2 /ngaa2 jam1
a hoarse sound
啞劇aa2 kek6
pantomime; dumb show
啞仔飲沙士，有氣講唔出aa2 zai2 jam2 sha1 si2, jau5 hei3 gong2 m4 ceot1
to be unable to express one's anger; when a mute drinks sarsaparilla (soft drink), he can't express that he has flatuence in his stomach due to the fizz. In Chinese air(氣)also means anger
啞光aa2 gwong1
matte; not shining, surface is slightly rough and not smooth
沙啞saa1 aa2/ngaa2
hoarse | [粵]: (saap3)
啞鈴aa2 ling4
dumbbells
阿啞aa3 ngaa2
a mute person
啞巴aa2 baa1
mute; a mute person
啞叔aa2 suk1
Uncle Dumb (a pun on 阿叔)
口啞hau2 aa2
dumb (as in unable to speak)
啞佬斷奶aa2 lou2 tyun5 naai5
unable to express one's pain; unable to vocalize one's hardships [歇]有苦難言 [Syn]啞仔食黃連-有苦自己知-有苦難言
盲婚啞嫁maang4 fan1 aa2 gaa3
marriage is arranged by go-between
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