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
(Pinyin): yǎkǒuwúyán

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa² hau² mou⁴ jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎkǒuwúyán [Phonetic: yákǒuwúyán]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeakoouwuyan
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa² hau² mou⁴ jin⁴
  - Yale: á háu mòuh yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa² hau² mou⁴ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: a² heo² mou⁴ yin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ɑː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ jiːn²¹/

Idiom

啞口無言

to be speechless in response to being interrogated or refuted

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