Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words沙啞

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沙啞

shāyǎ·ㄕㄚㄧㄚˇ

“hoarse; husky; raspy (voice); low and rough-sounding.”

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Sand; fine particles; surname; hoarse or raspy sound; to sift; to sieve; water-side land; overripe fruit.

Mute or dumb; unable to speak; hoarse or husky voice; sound of cawing or an infant's first sounds; a dud (bullet, bomb).