粵

抓zaau2耳ji5撓naau4腮soi1

simp抓耳挠腮
zaau2 ji5 naau4 soi1zhuā ěr náo sāi

English

  1. to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
  2. to scratch one's head as a sign of anxiety or happiness or anger

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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