抓耳挠腮 抓耳撓腮
抓耳挠腮 抓耳撓腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi ㄓㄨㄚ ㄦˇ ㄋㄠˊ ㄙㄞ zaau2 ji5 naau4 soi1
- to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
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抓
- 抓住 zhuā zhù ㄓㄨㄚ ㄓㄨˋ zaau2 zyu6 to grab hold of; to capture
- 抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn ㄓㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˇ zaa1 gan2 to keep a firm grip on
- 主抓 zhǔ zhuā ㄓㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄚ zyu2 zaau2 to be in charge of
- 乱抓 亂抓 luàn zhuā ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄚ lyun6 zaau2 to claw wildly
- 抓伤 抓傷 zhuā shāng ㄓㄨㄚ ㄕㄤ zaau2 soeng1 to injure by scratching or clawing
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- 抓力 zhuā lì ㄓㄨㄚ ㄌㄧˋ zaau2 lik6 grip
- 抓包 zhuā bāo ㄓㄨㄚ ㄅㄠ zaau2 baau1 to catch sb in the act
- 抓去 zhuā qù ㄓㄨㄚ ㄑㄩˋ zaau2 heoi3 to arrest and take away
- 抓取 zhuā qǔ ㄓㄨㄚ ㄑㄩˇ zaau2 ceoi2 to seize
- 抓周 zhuā zhōu ㄓㄨㄚ ㄓㄡ zaau2 zau1 custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
- 抓哏 zhuā gén ㄓㄨㄚ ㄍㄣˊ (of a comedian) to seize on something sb has just said or done to make an ad lib joke
- 抓地 zhuā dì ㄓㄨㄚ ㄉㄧˋ zaau2 dei6 grip on the road
- 抓奸 抓姦 zhuā jiān ㄓㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄢ zaau2 gaan1 to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
- 抓嫖 zhuā piáo ㄓㄨㄚ ㄆㄧㄠˊ zaau2 piu4 (of the police) to hunt prostitutes and their clients
- 抓手 zhuā shǒu ㄓㄨㄚ ㄕㄡˇ zaau2 sau2 starting point
- 抓拍 zhuā pāi ㄓㄨㄚ ㄆㄞ zaau2 paak3 to capture (an image)
- 抓捕 zhuā bǔ ㄓㄨㄚ ㄅㄨˇ zaau2 bou6 to seize
- 抓搔 zhuā sāo ㄓㄨㄚ ㄙㄠ zaau2 sou1 to scratch an itch
- 抓挠 抓撓 zhuā nao ㄓㄨㄚ ˙ㄋㄠ zaau2 naau4 to scratch
- 抓狂 zhuā kuáng ㄓㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄤˊ zaau2 kwong4 (Tw) (coll.) to be driven crazy (with frustration, stress, anger etc); to tear one's hair out; to freak out
耳
- 刺耳 cì ěr ㄘˋ ㄦˇ ci3 ji5 ear-piercing
- 悦耳 悅耳 yuè ěr ㄩㄝˋ ㄦˇ jyut6 ji5 sweet-sounding
- 耳光 ěr guāng ㄦˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ji5 gwong1 a slap on the face
- 耳朵 ěr duo ㄦˇ ˙ㄉㄨㄛ ji5 do2 ear
- 耳机 耳機 ěr jī ㄦˇ ㄐㄧ ji5 gei1 headphones
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- 交头接耳 交頭接耳 jiāo tóu jiē ěr ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˇ gaau1 tau4 zip3 ji5 to whisper to one another's ear
- 耳熟能详 耳熟能詳 ěr shú néng xiáng ㄦˇ ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ji5 suk6 nang4 coeng4 what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
- 耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn ㄦˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ ji5 muk6 jat1 san1 a pleasant change
- 耳闻目睹 耳聞目睹 ěr wén mù dǔ ㄦˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄨˇ ji5 man4 muk6 dou2 to witness personally
- 面红耳赤 面紅耳赤 miàn hóng ěr chì ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄦˇ ㄔˋ min6 hung4 ji5 cek3 flushed with anger (or excitement)
- 中耳 zhōng ěr ㄓㄨㄥ ㄦˇ zung1 ji5 middle ear
- 侧耳 側耳 cè ěr ㄘㄜˋ ㄦˇ zak1 ji5 to bend an ear (to)
- 倾耳 傾耳 qīng ěr ㄑㄧㄥ ㄦˇ king1 ji5 to prick up one's ear
- 内耳 內耳 nèi ěr ㄋㄟˋ ㄦˇ noi6 ji5 inner ear
- 凸耳 tū ěr ㄊㄨ ㄦˇ dat6 ji5 flange
- 及耳 jí ěr ㄐㄧˊ ㄦˇ kap6 ji5 (loanword) gill (unit)
- 塞耳 sāi ěr ㄙㄞ ㄦˇ sak1 ji5 to block one's ears (not wishing to hear)
- 外耳 wài ěr ㄨㄞˋ ㄦˇ ngoi6 ji5 outer ear
- 掏耳 tāo ěr ㄊㄠ ㄦˇ tou4 ji5 to remove earwax with an ear pick
- 采耳 採耳 cǎi ěr ㄘㄞˇ ㄦˇ to remove earwax with an ear pick
挠 撓
- 阻挠 阻撓 zǔ náo ㄗㄨˇ ㄋㄠˊ zo2 naau4 to thwart
- 屈挠 屈撓 qū náo ㄑㄩ ㄋㄠˊ wat1 naau4 to surrender
- 干挠 干撓 gān náo ㄍㄢ ㄋㄠˊ gon1 naau4 variant of 干扰, to interfere
- 抓挠 抓撓 zhuā nao ㄓㄨㄚ ˙ㄋㄠ zaau2 naau4 to scratch
- 挠败 撓敗 náo bài ㄋㄠˊ ㄅㄞˋ naau4 baai6 defeated
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- 挠曲 撓曲 náo qū ㄋㄠˊ ㄑㄩ naau4 kuk1 to bend
- 挠率 撓率 náo lǜ ㄋㄠˊ ㄌㄩˋ naau4 leot6 the torsion (of a space curve)
- 挠裂 撓裂 náo liè ㄋㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ naau4 lit6 split due to repeated folding
- 挠钩 撓鉤 náo gōu ㄋㄠˊ ㄍㄡ naau4 ngau1 iron hook at the end a long pole
- 挠头 撓頭 náo tóu ㄋㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ naau4 tau4 tricky
- 挠痒痒 撓癢癢 náo yǎng yang ㄋㄠˊ ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄧㄤ naau4 joeng5 joeng5 to tickle
- 痒痒挠 癢癢撓 yǎng yang náo ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄧㄤ ㄋㄠˊ joeng5 joeng5 naau4 backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
- 不屈不挠 不屈不撓 bù qū bù náo ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊ bat1 wat1 bat1 naau4 unyielding
- 百折不挠 百折不撓 bǎi zhé bù náo ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊ baak3 zit3 bat1 naau4 to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)
腮
- 托腮 tuō sāi ㄊㄨㄛ ㄙㄞ tok3 soi1 to rest one's chin in one's hand
- 腮帮 腮幫 sāi bāng ㄙㄞ ㄅㄤ soi1 bong1 cheek
- 腮托 sāi tuō ㄙㄞ ㄊㄨㄛ soi1 tok3 chin rest (e.g. for a violin)
- 腮红 腮紅 sāi hóng ㄙㄞ ㄏㄨㄥˊ soi1 hung4 rouge (cosmetics)
- 腮腺 sāi xiàn ㄙㄞ ㄒㄧㄢˋ soi1 sin3 parotid gland
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- 腮颊 腮頰 sāi jiá ㄙㄞ ㄐㄧㄚˊ soi1 haap3 cheek
- 腮胡 腮鬍 sāi hú ㄙㄞ ㄏㄨˊ soi1 wu4 sideburns
- 腮帮子 腮幫子 sāi bāng zi ㄙㄞ ㄅㄤ ˙ㄗ soi1 bong1 zi2 cheek
- 腮腺炎 sāi xiàn yán ㄙㄞ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ soi1 sin3 jim4 mumps
- 麻腮风 麻腮風 má sāi fēng ㄇㄚˊ ㄙㄞ ㄈㄥ maa4 soi1 fung1 measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (abbr. for 麻疹 + 流行性腮腺炎 + 风疹)
- 桃腮粉脸 桃腮粉臉 táo sāi fěn liǎn ㄊㄠˊ ㄙㄞ ㄈㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ tou4 soi1 fan2 lim5 rosy-cheeked (idiom)
- 笨嘴拙腮 bèn zuǐ zhuō sāi ㄅㄣˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄙㄞ ban6 zeoi2 zyut3 soi1 see 笨嘴拙舌
- 络腮胡子 絡腮鬍子 luò sāi hú zi ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄞ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄗ lok3 soi1 wu4 zi2 full beard
- 落腮胡子 落腮鬍子 luò sāi hú zi ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄞ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄗ lok6 soi1 wu4 zi2 variant of 络腮胡子