哑口无言

Traditional: 啞口無言

yǎ kǒu wú yán

Dictionary entry

dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom)

What does 哑口无言 mean?

哑口无言 (yǎ kǒu wú yán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom)

2left speechless; at a loss for words

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哑yā(onom.) sound of cawing · sound of infant learning to talk 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]言yánwords · speech

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哑口无言

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