啞仔 (aa2 zai2) — a mute boy or son in Cantonese
aaˊ²啞zaiˊ²仔简 哑仔
Mandarin Pinyin: ya3 zai3
Meaning of 啞仔
nouna mute boy or son
Example Sentences with 啞仔
go˗₃個zaiˊ²仔bin˗₃變zoˊ²咗aaˊ²啞zai2.仔。
The son has become mute.
neiˏ₅你zouˍ₆做meˉ¹咩aaˊ²啞zai2?仔？
Why are you acting like a mute?
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似aaˊ²啞zai2.仔。
He's like a mute.
keoiˏ₅佢pingˎ₄平siˎ₄時houˊ²好cou4,嘈，gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日aaˊ²啞zai2.仔。
He's usually loud, today he's quiet.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zouˍ₆做aaˊ²啞zai2.仔。
Don't be a silent one.
Characters in 啞仔
Words Containing 啞仔
啞仔飲沙士，有氣講唔出aa2 zai2 jam2 sha1 si2, jau5 hei3 gong2 m4 ceot1
to be unable to express one's anger; when a mute drinks sarsaparilla (soft drink), he can't express that he has flatuence in his stomach due to the fizz. In Chinese air(氣)also means anger
啞仔食黃蓮aa2 zai2 sik6 wong4 lin4
to suffer in silence [colloquial]
啞仔申冤，無話可說aa2 zai2 san1 jyun1, mou4 waa6 ho2 syut3
when a mute seeks to redress an injustice, he is but speechless; to be lost for words when one seeks to defend himself
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