口hau2啞aa2啞aa2

simp口哑哑

hau2 aa2 aa2kǒu è è

English

describes a situation where a person is being questioned until the extent when he or she can't answer any further; to be tongue-tied
to be rendered speechless; to be reduced to silence

粵語 — Cantonese

形容人冇咗反駁或者回答嘅能力

Examples

佢面試冇準備到，所以俾人問到口啞啞。
He wasn't prepared for the interview, so he wasn't able to answer any of the questions.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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