哑巴 in English ya3 ba5 Meaning

Meanings

  • mute
  • muted
  • a dumb person
  • to be dumb

Simplified Characters

哑 巴

Traditional Characters

啞 巴

Pinyin

ya3 ba5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

哑ya3(onom.) sound of cawing 巴ba1Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)