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哑

yā / yǎ
HSK 7

English Meaning

(yā) (onom.) sound of cawing; sound of infant learning to talk; variant of 呀 | (yǎ) mute; dumb; incapable of speech; (of a voice) hoarse; husky; (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
又聋又哑的 倒霉玩意
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You're useless and a total nuisance to be around.”

1. PREVIOUS

别理她

“Ignore her, that deaf and mute unlucky thing.”

“Ignore her, that deaf and mute unlucky thing.”

3. NEXT

十七了

“She's 17.”

《隐身的名字》 · crisis_and_conflict
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你跟哑仆有交情
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“I did not expect you to be connected to that servant—what else are you hiding?”

1. PREVIOUS

没想到

“What a surprise...”

“that you're acquainted with the mute servant.”

3. NEXT

你怎么跟猫一样

“Why are you like a cat,”

《樊笼》 · historical_and_court
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你对那哑巴的新鲜劲儿 还没过呢?
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“I thought you were just playing around; why are you still hung up on them?”

1. PREVIOUS

这都一个月了

“It's been a whole month,”

“and you're still not over that mute man?”

3. NEXT

什么…哑…什么哑?

“What? Mute?”

《月鳞绮纪》 · social_and_dating
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