啞（?。?/span>yǎ
? ? （不能說話） mute; dumb: 他生來就 ～。 He has been dumb from birth.
? （嘶?。?hoarse; husky: 嗓子喊 ～ 了 shout oneself hoarse; 聲音沙 ～ have a husky voice
? (炮彈、子彈等打不響) (of bomb, etc.) unexploded
另見 see also yā。
◆啞巴 a dumb person; mute; 啞巴吃黃連 a dumb person taking a dose of bitter medicine — suffering humiliation, insults, etc.; in silence to suffer injury, damages, etc.; 啞巴吃黃連， 有苦說不出 a dumb person tasting bitter herbs — to be unable to express one's discomfort; be forced to suffer in silence; not in a position to make known one's suffering; unable to complain after one suffers a loss, or is unjustly blamed, etc.; 啞巴吃餃子 — 心里有數(shù) like the mute eating dumplings, knowing how many he has downed; know what's what; 啞巴虧 suffering which cannot be told others; 啞變量 dummy variable; 啞場 awkward silence at a meeting; 啞彈 dud; 啞點 {電} dead point; dead spot; 啞符號 umbral symbol; 啞劇 dumb show; pantomime; mummery; 啞口無言 be rendered speechless; be dumbfounded; be left without an argument; have nothing to say for oneself; 啞鈴 {體} dumbbell; 啞謎 puzzling remark; enigma; riddle; 啞盤 dumb bid; 啞炮 miso-fire; 啞然 [書] silent; describing of the sound of laughter; 啞然失笑 can't help laughing; break into laughter; chuckle to oneself; can't suppress one's laugh; be unable to swallow a laugh; laugh involuntarily; unable to stifle a laugh; 啞人 alalus; mute; 啞嗓子 hoarse voice; husky voice; 啞音 {語} mute; 啞癥 mutism; 啞指標 {數(shù)} dummy index; umbral index; 啞自變量 {數(shù)} dummy argument; 啞子 [方] a dumb person; mute