搔痒 (搔癢)
sāo yǎng
Pinyin

Definition

搔痒 (搔癢)
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sāo yǎng
  1. to scratch (an itch)
  2. to tickle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (4)

sāo rǎo
  1. 1 to disturb
  2. 2 to harass
sāo yǎng
  1. 1 to scratch (an itch)
  2. 2 to tickle
sāo shǒu nòng zī
  1. 1 to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
gé xuē sāo yǎng
  1. 1 lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beside the point
  3. 3 ineffectual

Idioms (2)

搔首弄姿
sāo shǒu nòng zī
  1. 1 to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
隔靴搔痒
gé xuē sāo yǎng
  1. 1 lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beside the point
  3. 3 ineffectual