啞巴

See also: 哑巴

Chinese

dumb; mute; (onomat.)
(suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish
(suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish; Palestinian, Palestine (abbrev.); Pakistan (abbrev.); Pascal (unit of pressure)
 
trad. (啞巴)
simp. (哑巴)
alternative forms 啞吧哑吧
啞叭哑叭

Pronunciation


Noun

啞巴

  1. mute person; dumb person
    說話啞巴 [MSC, trad.]
    说话哑巴 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ bù shuōhuà méi rén dāng nǐ shì yǎbā! [Pinyin]
    No one would think that you're dumb just because you're not talking!” (used to tell someone to shut up)
  2. (figuratively) one who keeps silent; one who cannot speak freely

Synonyms

  • (mute person):

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dongxiang: yaba