哑
yǎ
mute; dumb; incapable of speech
(of a voice) hoarse; husky; (bound form) (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud
他从小就哑，没办法开口说话。
tā cóng xiǎo jiù yǎ，méi bàn fǎ kāi kǒu shuō huà。
He has been mute since childhood and cannot speak.
她昨天哭了很久，现在嗓子都哑了。
tā zuó tiān kū le hěn jiǔ，xiàn zài sǎng zi dōu yǎ le。
She cried for a long time yesterday, and now her voice has gone hoarse.
Words with 哑
哑语
yǎ yǔ
sign language
吃哑巴亏
chī yǎ ba kuī
to be forced to suffer in silence
哑光
yǎ guāng
matte
哑剧
yǎ jù
pantomime; mime show
哑口
yǎ kǒu
as if dumb
哑口无言
yǎ kǒu wú yán
dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom)
哑子
yǎ zi
(dialect) a mute (person)
哑巴
yǎ ba
a mute
哑巴吃黄莲
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
哑巴吃黄连
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
哑巴亏
yǎ ba kuī
pent-up unspoken grievances