抓耳挠腮 in English zhua1 er3 nao2 sai1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration and so on) (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

抓 耳 挠 腮

Traditional Characters

抓 耳 撓 腮

Pinyin

zhua1 er3 nao2 sai1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

抓zhua1to grab 耳er3ear 挠nao2to scratch 腮sai1cheek