口啞 (hau2 aa2) — dumb (as in unable to speak) in Cantonese
hauˊ²口aaˊ²啞简 口哑
Mandarin Pinyin: kou3 ya3
Meaning of 口啞
noundumb (as in unable to speak)
nounspeechless
Example Sentences with 口啞
keoiˏ₅佢haak˗₃嚇dou˗₃到hauˊ²口aaˊ²啞aa2.啞。
He was so scared he couldn't speak.
tengˉ¹聽dou˗₃到niˉ¹呢go˗₃個siuˉ¹消sik1,息，ngoˏ₅我hauˊ²口aaˊ²啞aa2.啞。
Hearing this news, I was speechless.
neiˏ₅你gongˊ²講je5,嘢，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好hauˊ²口aaˊ²啞aa2.啞。
Speak up, don't be tongue-tied.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日hauˊ²口aaˊ²啞aa2.啞。
He's always speechless.
gin˗₃見dou˗₃到keoi5,佢，ngoˏ₅我hauˊ²口aaˊ²啞aa2.啞。
Seeing him, I was dumbfounded.
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