| yā | (onomat.) |
| yǎ | dumb/mute/hoarse/husky/unexploded (of artillery shell etc) |
| 哑 | (onomat.) |
| 哑剧 | to mime a dumb show |
| 哑剧演员 | a mummer; a pantomimist |
| 哑剧表演 | mummery |
| 哑口 | as if dumb speechless |
| 哑口无言 | dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless at a loss for words |
| 哑咤嘈杂 | the noisy sound of a crowd |
| 哑哑 | cries of a crow; sound of a baby learning to speak; babble |
| 哑嗓 | A hoarse throat. |
| 哑嗓子 | hoarse voice; husky voice |
| 哑场 | an awkward silence at a meeting |
| 哑子 | mute person dumb person (more commonly called 啞巴|哑巴 ya3 ba5) |
| 哑巴 | mute muted a dumb person |
| 哑巴亏 | pent up unspoken grievances suffering not willingly or possibly spoken of |
| 哑巴吃黄莲 | no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1) |
| 哑巴吃黄莲，有苦说不出 | to be unable to express one's discomfort, like a dumb person tasting bitter herbs; to be compelled to suffer in silence |
| 哑巴吃黄连 | no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1) |
| 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 | to be forced to suffer in silence unable to speak of one's bitter suffering sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出 |
| 哑弹 | dud |
| 哑炮 | misofired gun |