聋哑
lóng yǎ
Pinyin

Definition

聋哑
 - 
lóng yǎ
  1. deaf and dumb

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

哑
yā
  1. 1 (onom.) sound of cawing
  2. 2 sound of infant learning to talk
  3. 3 variant of 呀[yā]
哑巴
yǎ ba
  1. 1 mute
  2. 2 muted
  3. 3 a dumb person
  4. 4 to be dumb
沙哑
shā yǎ
  1. 1 hoarse
  2. 2 rough
震耳欲聋
zhèn ěr yù lóng
  1. 1 ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
哑剧
yǎ jù
  1. 1 to mime
  2. 2 a dumb show
哑口无言
yǎ kǒu wú yán
  1. 1 dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless
  2. 2 at a loss for words
哑铃
yǎ líng
  1. 1 dumbbell (weight)
嘶哑
sī yǎ
  1. 1 (onom.) coarse crowing
  2. 2 hoarse
  3. 3 husky
耳聋
ěr lóng
  1. 1 deaf
聋哑
lóng yǎ
  1. 1 deaf and dumb
聋子
lóng zi
  1. 1 deaf person
震聋
zhèn lóng
  1. 1 to deafen
吃哑巴亏
chī yǎ ba kuī
  1. 1 to be forced to suffer in silence
  2. 2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
哑光
yǎ guāng
  1. 1 matte
  2. 2 non-glossy
哑口
yǎ kǒu
  1. 1 as if dumb
  2. 2 speechless
哑子
yǎ zi
  1. 1 mute person
  2. 2 dumb person
  3. 3 (more commonly called 啞巴|哑巴[yǎ ba])
哑巴亏
yǎ ba kuī
  1. 1 pent-up unspoken grievances
  2. 2 suffering not willingly or possibly spoken of
哑然失笑
yǎ rán shī xiào
  1. 1 to laugh involuntarily
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [è rán shī xiào]
哑语
yǎ yǔ
  1. 1 sign language
哑谜
yǎ mí
  1. 1 puzzle
  2. 2 mystery

Idioms (9)

哑口无言
yǎ kǒu wú yán
  1. 1 dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless
  2. 2 at a loss for words
哑巴吃黄莲
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
  1. 1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连
  3. 3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
  1. 1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲
  3. 3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
  1. 1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
  3. 3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
哑然无生
yǎ rán wú shēng
  1. 1 silence reigns (idiom)
振聋发聩
zhèn lóng fā kuì
  1. 1 lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
发聋振聩
fā lóng zhèn kuì
  1. 1 lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
眼瞎耳聋
yǎn xiā ěr lóng
  1. 1 to be deaf and blind (idiom)
震耳欲聋
zhèn ěr yù lóng
  1. 1 ear-splitting (idiom); deafening

Sample Sentences

我想做志愿者。不会手语的话，没办法跟聋哑人交流。
wǒ xiǎng zuò zhìyuànzhě 。bùhuì shǒuyǔ dehuà ，méi bànfǎ gēn lóngyǎrén jiāoliú 。
I want to be a volunteer. If I don't know sign language, I can't communicate with deaf people.
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