huǒ

common
verb

Meaning of 哑火

哑火 means to fail to explode or fire; to misfire; to be a dud; to stop talking; to clam up; to fall silent. Pronounced yǎ huǒ.

  • to fail to explode or fire; to misfire; to be a dud
  • to stop talking; to clam up; to fall silent

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
dàn
huǒ
le
 

This bullet misfired.

Pào
dàn
yīn
wéi
yǐn
xìn
zhàng
ér
huǒ
 

The shell misfired due to a fuse malfunction.

Qiāng
rán
huǒ
 
gǎn
jǐn
dǎo
jiǎn
chá
 

The gun suddenly misfired, and he quickly lay down to inspect it.