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

字源 FORM — what the parts do

沙sand (沙子)shā
啞mute, unable to speak (啞巴)yǎ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）像進了沙（沙），出不了清楚的聲。
Sand (沙) in the throat (口) — the voice will not come clear.
字源
關 · Related
啞巴yǎbathe same 啞, fully voiceless