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癢癢撓

简痒痒挠 · 繁癢癢撓

Mandarin · pinyin yǎng yang náo

backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)

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痒: yǎng · itch
挠: náo · scratch; disturb, bother; submit

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3–5–2 · yang3 yang5 nao2

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joeng5 joeng5 naau4

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