失sat1聲seng1

English

1. to lose one's voice
2. to lose one's voice temporarily
3. (to cry out) involuntarily

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 喉嚨暫時出唔到聲

Examples

• 佢講嘢太多，講到失聲。

  He lost his voice because he spoke too much.

• 我失咗聲講唔到電話。打字啦。

  I lost my voice and cannot talk on the phone. Let's type.