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哑巴
啞巴
yǎba
1. mute
2. muted
3. a dumb person
4. to be dumb

Character Breakdown

哑
yǎ
dumb, mute, hoarse
HSK 6 9 丶
巴
bā
to desire, to wish for
HSK 5 4 丶

Compound Words (5)

哑巴亏
yǎbakuī
pent-up unspoken grievances
吃哑巴亏
chīyǎbakuī
to be forced to suffer in silence
哑巴吃黄莲
yǎbachīhuánglián
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
哑巴吃黄连
yǎbachīhuánglián
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎbachīhuánglián,yǒukǔshuōbuchū
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)

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