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[抓耳撓腮] zhuāěrnáosāi to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)

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        zhuā, to grab/to catch/to arrest/to snatch/to scratch
        zhuāzhù, to grab/to capture
        zhuājǐn, [抓緊], to grasp firmly/to pay special attention to/to rush in/to make the most of
        zhuābǔ, to seize/to capture
        zhuāzǒu, to arrest
        
        zhuāhuò, [抓獲], to arrest
        
        zhuāpāi, to capture (an image)/to snap (a photo)
        yībǎzhuā, to attempt all tasks at once/to manage every detail regardless of its importance
        zhuājiū, [抓鬮], to draw straws
        zhuāshǒu, starting point/mechanical hand/gripper
        zhuāqǔ, to seize
        
        zhuāyào, [抓藥], to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)
        zhuāxiā, to be caught unprepared
        
        
        

        ěrduo, ear/CL:隻|只[zhī],個|个[gè],對|对[duì]/handle (on a cup)
        ěr, ear/handle (archaeology)/and that is all (Classical Chinese)
        ěrhuán, [耳環], earring/CL:隻|只[zhī],對|对[duì]
        Tǔěrqí, Turkey
        ěrjī, [耳機], headphones/earphones/telephone receiver
        ěrguāng, a slap on the face/CL:記|记[jì]
        
        xǐěrgōngtīng, [洗耳恭聽], to listen with respectful attention/(a polite request to sb to speak)/we are all...
        ěrshú, to sound familiar/familiar-sounding
        ěrmù, eyes and ears/sb's attention or notice/information/knowledge/spies
        ěryǔ, [耳語], to whisper in sb's ear/a whisper
        cìěr, ear-piercing
        ěrwén, [耳聞], to hear of/to hear about
        ěrsāi, earplug/earphone
        qīněr, [親耳], with one's own ears
        ěrmùyīxīn, a pleasant change/a breath of fresh air/refreshing
        yuèěr, [悅耳], sweet-sounding/beautiful (of sound)
        Rìěrmàn, Germanic
        yǎnréněrmù, to fool people (idiom)/to pull the wool over people's eyes
        Bōyìěr, [波義耳], Boyle (name)/Robert Boyle (1627-91), British and Irish scientist and pioneer che...
        Tǔěrqírén, a Turk/Turkish person
        ěrchuí, earlobe
        ěrbiānfēng, [耳邊風], lit. wind past your ear/fig. sth you don't pay much attention to/in one ear and ...
        ěrshǐ, earwax/cerumen
        
        jiāoěr, joule (loanword)
        chōngěrbùwén, [充耳不聞], to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
        nèiěr, [內耳], inner ear
        zhèněryùlóng, [震耳欲聾], ear-splitting (idiom); deafening
        ěrpángfēng, [耳旁風], lit. wind past your ear/fig. sth you don't pay much attention to/in one ear and ...
        ěrlóng, [耳聾], deaf
        shùněr, [順耳], pleasing to the ear
        ěrmíng, [耳鳴], tinnitus
        ěrbèi, to be hearing impaired
        jiāotóujiēěr, [交頭接耳], to whisper to one another's ear
        
        ěrshúnéngxiáng, [耳熟能詳], what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
        ěrmó, eardrum/tympanum (of the middle ear)/tympanic membrane
        
        Mǎěrtā, [馬耳他], Malta
        shùnfēngěr, [順風耳], sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction)/fig. a well-informed person
        yǎněrdàolíng, [掩耳盜鈴], lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell/to deceive oneself/to bury one's...
        ěrrúmùrǎn, to be influenced
        rúléiguàněr, [如雷貫耳], lit. like thunder piercing the ear/a well-known reputation (idiom)
        
        cèěr, [側耳], to bend an ear (to)/to listen
        
        ěrgǔ, eardrum/tympanum (of the middle ear)/tympanic membrane
        miànhóngěrchì, [面紅耳赤], flushed with anger (or excitement)
        nìěr, unpleasant to hear/grates on the ear (of home truths)
        
        
        
        
        
        ěrguāzi, (coll.) a slap on one's face/a cuff
        
        zhōngěr, middle ear
        bùjuéyúěr, [不絕於耳], (of sound) to never stop/to fall incessantly on the ear/to linger on
        
        ěrcōngmùmíng, [耳聰目明], sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)/keen and alert/perceptive
        
        
        
        
        zhōngěryán, inflammation of middle ear/otitis media
        
        fùěr, to approach sb's ear (to whisper)
        wàiěrdào, external auditory meatus/auditory canal, between the outer ear 外耳 and tympanum 鼓...
        
        
        
        
        ěrgòu, ear dirt/common word for earwax 耵聹|耵聍
        ěrtímiànmìng, to give sincere advice (idiom)/to exhort earnestly
        mùěr, edible tree fungus/CL:朵[duǒ]
        yíněr, [銀耳], white fungus (Tremella fuciformis)/silver tree-ear fungus
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        ěrwénmùdǔ, [耳聞目睹], to witness personally
        ěrzhēn, [耳針], auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture)
        wàiěr, outer ear
        
        

        náo, [撓], to scratch/to thwart/to yield
        zǔnáo, [阻撓], to thwart/to obstruct (sth)
        
        bùqūbùnáo, [不屈不撓], unyielding/indomitable
        náotóu, [撓頭], tricky/problematic/difficult/to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
        bǎizhébùnáo, [百折不撓], to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)/to be undaunted by repeated...

        sāi, [顋], cheek, variant of 腮[sāi]
        sāixiànyán, mumps
        luòsāihúzi, [絡腮鬍子], full beard
        sāibāngzi, [腮幫子], cheek
        sāixiàn, parotid gland/saliva gland in cheek

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