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無語

简无语 · 繁無語

Mandarin · pinyin wú yǔ

to remain silent
to have nothing to say
(coll.) speechless
dumbfounded

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无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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2–3 · wu2 yu3

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verb

(literary) to have no words; to be silent; to not say anything
(neologism, informal) to be speechless; to be lost for words; to be dumbfounded

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