抓耳挠腮

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

zhuā = zhu + a1

to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch

ěr = Ø + Ø3

ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)

náo = n + ao2

to scratch / to thwart / to yield

sāi = s + ai1

cheek

sāi = s + ai1

variant of 腮[sai1]

抓耳挠腮 is not used as a component in another word.

抓耳挠腮 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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