哑口无言 (啞口無言)
yǎ kǒu wú yán
Pinyin
Definition
哑口无言 (啞口無言)
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- dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless
- at a loss for words
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一言一动
- 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
- 1 every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
- 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
- 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
- 1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
- 2 in a nutshell
Sample Sentences
他被我说得哑口无言。
My words made him speechless.
哑口无言
speechless