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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

哑巴 [yǎbɑ]
  1. 1. noun mute

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

哑巴 [yǎbɑ]
  1. 1. a dumb person; mute
  2. 2. be dumb; keep mum
    你今儿个怎么哑巴啦?
    Why are you so silent today? or Have you lost your tongue?

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

哑巴 [yǎbɑ]
  1. 1. 因生理缺陷或疾病而丧失说话能力的人。
  2. 2. 不便于说或不愿说而一言不发
    哑巴啦,说话呀!
  3. 3. 不宜写作"哑吧" "哑叭"。

Examples

这件事情他不敢声张,只能吃哑巴亏了。
He dosen't dare to make his grievances public, so he has to keep them to himself.
哑巴
哑巴
他的钱包是在赌场上丢的,怎么敢报案?只能吃哑巴亏了。
to play dumb
装成哑巴
A lot of the kids thought he was dumb.
许多孩子认为他是个哑巴

Word Decomposition


[yǎ]
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[bā]

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