哑巴

Traditional: 啞巴

yǎ ba

Dictionary entry

a mute

What does 哑巴 mean?

哑巴 (yǎ ba) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a mute

2mute; silent

Character breakdown

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哑yā(onom.) sound of cawing · sound of infant learning to talk 巴BāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan) · the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality

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How to pronounce 哑巴

哑巴

yǎ ba

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