zhuā ěr náo sāi

Traditional: 抓耳撓腮

抓耳挠腮 (zhuā ěr náo sāi) is a Chinese word meaning “to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)

Characters in 抓耳挠腮

抓zhuā · to grab耳ěr · ear挠náo · to scratch腮sāi · cheek

Related words

抓to grab抓住to grab hold of; to capture耳朵ear抓紧to keep a firm grip on耳ear耳环earring土耳其Turkey耳机headphones挠to scratch耳光a slap on the face抓捕to seize洗耳恭听to listen with respectful attention

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