无话可说 (wú huà kě shuō) — to have nothing to say (idiom); speechless (from shock, guilt, or resignation)
Definition
An idiom meaning 'to have nothing to say' — usually from shock, guilt, or falling silent after a falling-out, not just choosing not to speak. Unlike 一言不发 / 一声不吭, which stress absolute silence, this phrase implies a conversation that has run dry.
phrase
to have nothing to say (idiom)speechless (from shock, guilt, or resignation)
Examples
- ，无话可说。Miàn duì zhè xiē zhèng jù, tā wú huà kě shuō.Faced with this evidence, he had nothing to say.
- ，无话可说。Chǎo wán jià hòu, tā men liǎ wú huà kě shuō le.After the argument, the two of them had nothing to say to each other.
- ，无话可说。Tīng dào zhè ge jié guǒ, wǒ wú huà kě shuō.Hearing this result, I was speechless.
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