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無
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无
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Jyutping
mou4 jin4
Pinyin
wú yán
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to remain silent
to have nothing to say
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to have nothing to say; to be silent
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
我無言以對。
我无言以对。
wǒ wú yán yǐ duì 。
I was at a loss for words.
I have no words.
Mandarin
她注視着一個不明飛行物,啞口無言。
她注视着一个不明飞行物,哑口无言。
tā zhù shì zhe yí gè bù míng fēi xíng wù , yǎ kǒu wú yán 。
She stared at a UFO in silence.
Mandarin
他愣在原地,無言以對。
他愣在原地,无言以对。
tā lèng zài yuán dì , wú yán yǐ duì 。
He froze, unable to answer.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
送上無言嘅祝福
送上无言嘅祝福
sung3 soeng5 mou4 jin4 ge3 zuk1 fuk1
to give a wordless blessing
Cantonese
相對無言
相对无言
soeng1 deoi3 mou4 jin4
to face each other silently
Cantonese
佢準備不足,俾人問到啞口無言。
佢准备不足,俾人问到哑口无言。
keoi5 zeon2 bei6 bat1 zuk1, bei2 jan4 man6 dou3 aa2 hau2 mou4 jin4.
He was not well-prepared, and he couldn't say anything to respond.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
(白)無言獨上西樓,月如鈎……
(白)无言独上西楼,月如钩……
( bái ) wú yán dú shàng xī lóu , yuè rú gōu . . . . . .
(spoken:) Without words, I ascend the western tower by myself; the moon is like a hook[…]
(as may be displayed in the lyrics to Teresa Teng's “Du shang xilou” (獨上西樓))
Mandarin
啞口無言
哑口无言
yǎ kǒu wú yán
to be left speechless
Mandarin
無言以對
无言以对
wú yán yǐ duì
to be left speechless; to be unable to respond