Dictionary/哑

哑 啞

哑 yǎ

ㄧㄚˇ
AdjHSK 7-9TOCFL L5core 10k
1mute; dumb; incapable of speech
2(of a voice) hoarse; husky
3(of a bullet, bomb etc) dud

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Examples

lóng聋yǎ哑de的rén人yòng用shǒu手yǔ语shuō huà说话。
聋哑的人用手语说话。
Deaf-mute people talk using sign language.
她又盲又聋又哑。
She was blind, deaf, and dumb.
汤姆是聋哑人。
Tom is deaf and mute.

See also: words & characters pronounced yǎ