哑巴

啞巴

yǎba

noun #11,017

Measure Word

一个哑巴 gè

Meanings

1 a mute person
2 mute
3 silent

Characters

Examples

他不是哑巴，只是不爱说话。

Tā búshì yǎba, zhǐshì bú ài shuōhuà.

He's not mute; he just doesn't like to talk.

哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出。

Yǎba chī huáng lián, yǒu kǔ shuō bù chū.

A mute eating bitter herbs -- suffering in silence with no way to express it.

Tips

culture

The idiom 哑巴吃黄连 (a mute eating bitter herbs) describes someone who suffers but cannot speak up about it.

Stroke Order

哑 yǎ

巴 bā