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抓耳撓腮

简抓耳挠腮 · 繁抓耳撓腮

Mandarin · pinyin zhuā ěr náo sāi

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

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1–3–2–1 · zhua1 er3 nao2 sai1

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zaau2 ji5 naau4 soi1

Cantonese word readings for 抓耳撓腮. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.