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哑口无言

yǎ kǒu wú yán

left speechless

Character by character

哑yǎ
mute
口kǒu
mouth
无wú
no
言yán
words

Example

面对证据,他哑口无言。
Faced with the evidence, he had nothing to say.

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

For someone with no comeback to evidence or an argument; also 被问得哑口无言.

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