Definition
哑巴 (yǎ ba) is a noun referring to a person who cannot speak. It also appears in the common idiom 哑巴吃黄连 (yǎ ba chī huánglián), which literally means 'a mute person eating bitter gourd' and figuratively means 'to suffer in silence'.
n.
a mute personsomeone who cannot speak
Examples
- 哑巴，。Tā shì ge yǎ ba, bù néng shuōhuà.He is a mute and cannot speak.
- 哑巴。yǎ ba yòng shǒuyǔ hé biérén jiāoliú.Mute people communicate with others using sign language.
- 哑巴，。Tā zhēnshi yǎ ba chī huánglián, yǒu kǔ shuō bù chū.He is really like a mute eating bitter gourd — he has bitterness but cannot express it.
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