啞口無言
Chinese
| to have nothing to say; to be silent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (啞口無言) | 啞口 | 無言 | |
| simp. (哑口无言) | 哑口 | 无言 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): aa2 hau2 mou4 jin4
- Hakka
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): á-kháu-bû-giân / a-khó͘-bû-giân
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yǎkǒuwúyán [Phonetic: yákǒuwúyán]
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǎkǒuwúyán
- Wade–Giles: ya3-kʻou3-wu2-yen2
- Yale: yǎ-kǒu-wú-yán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeakoouwuyan
- Palladius: якоууянь (jakouujanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aa2 hau2 mou4 jin4
- Yale: á háu mòuh yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: aa2 hau2 mou4 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: a2 heo2 mou4 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /aː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: á-khiéu-vù-ngièn
- Hakka Romanization System: aˋ kieuˋ vuˇ ngienˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: a3 kieu3 vu2 ngian2
- Sinological IPA: /a³¹ kʰi̯eu̯³¹ vu¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: á-khiéu-vù-ngiàn
- Hakka Romanization System: aˋ kieuˋ vuˇ ngianˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: a3 kieu3 vu2 ngian2
- Sinological IPA: /a³¹ kʰi̯eu̯³¹ vu¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: aˊ kieuˊ vu ngien
- Sinological IPA: /a²⁴⁻³³ kʰieu²⁴ vu⁵⁵ ŋien⁵⁵/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: á-kháu-bû-giân
- Tâi-lô: á-kháu-bû-giân
- Phofsit Daibuun: afqaw'bu'gieen
- IPA (Xiamen): /a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-khó͘-bû-giân
- Tâi-lô: a-khóo-bû-giân
- Phofsit Daibuun: a'qofbu'gieen
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bu²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Idiom
啞口無言
- to be speechless in response to being interrogated or refuted