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哑口无言

yǎ kǒu wú yándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom) / left speechless / at a loss for words
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-00b8618f8ede1a12. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

啞口無言 哑口无言 [ya3 kou3 wu2 yan2] /dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom)/left speechless; at a loss for words/

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Other forms in these source records: 啞口無言

  • 哑
    yā

    (onom.) sound of cawing / sound of infant learning to talk

    yǎ

    mute / dumb / incapable of speech / (of a voice) hoarse / husky / (bound form) (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud

  • 口
    kǒu

    mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 言
    yán

    words / speech / to say / to talk

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.