哑（啞）yǎ

 ❶ （不能说话） mute; dumb: 他生来就 ～。 He has been dumb from birth.
❷ （嘶哑） hoarse; husky: 嗓子喊 ～ 了 shout oneself hoarse; 声音沙 ～ have a husky voice
❸ (炮弹、子弹等打不响) (of bomb, etc.) unexploded
另见 see also yā。
◆哑巴 a dumb person; mute; 哑巴吃黄连 a dumb person taking a dose of bitter medicine — suffering humiliation, insults, etc.; in silence to suffer injury, damages, etc.; 哑巴吃黄连， 有苦说不出 a dumb person tasting bitter herbs — to be unable to express one's discomfort; be forced to suffer in silence; not in a position to make known one's suffering; unable to complain after one suffers a loss, or is unjustly blamed, etc.; 哑巴吃饺子 — 心里有数 like the mute eating dumplings, knowing how many he has downed; know what's what; 哑巴亏 suffering which cannot be told others; 哑变量 dummy variable; 哑场 awkward silence at a meeting; 哑弹 dud; 哑点 {电} dead point; dead spot; 哑符号 umbral symbol; 哑剧 dumb show; pantomime; mummery; 哑口无言 be rendered speechless; be dumbfounded; be left without an argument; have nothing to say for oneself; 哑铃 {体} dumbbell; 哑谜 puzzling remark; enigma; riddle; 哑盘 dumb bid; 哑炮 miso-fire; 哑然 [书] silent; describing of the sound of laughter; 哑然失笑 can't help laughing; break into laughter; chuckle to oneself; can't suppress one's laugh; be unable to swallow a laugh; laugh involuntarily; unable to stifle a laugh; 哑人 alalus; mute; 哑嗓子 hoarse voice; husky voice; 哑音 {语} mute; 哑症 mutism; 哑指标 {数} dummy index; umbral index; 哑自变量 {数} dummy argument; 哑子 [方] a dumb person; mute