entries → 沙啞
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
沙啞 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
沙啞 =
ㄕㄚ ㄧㄚˇ · shāyǎ
adj — hoarse, raspy (of the voice)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

sand (沙子)shā
mute, unable to speak (啞巴)口 mouth beside 亞 yà for the sound
沙啞,沙子的沙,啞巴的啞。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

喉嚨(口)像進了),出不了清楚的聲。
Sand (沙) in the throat (口) — the voice will not come clear.
字源
關 · Related
yǎbathe same , fully voiceless