搔癢

Chinese

		disturb; to scratch	itch
trad. (搔癢)		搔	癢
simp. (搔痒)		搔	痒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sāoyǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄠ ㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sou¹ joeng⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): so-chiǔⁿ / so-chiūⁿ / so-chiōⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sāoyǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄠ ㄧㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: saoyǎng
    • Wade–Giles: sao¹-yang³
    • Yale: sāu-yǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sauyeang
    • Palladius: саоян (saojan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou¹ joeng⁵
    • Yale: sōu yéuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou¹ joeng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou¹ yêng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: so-chiǔⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: so-tsiǔnn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /so³³ t͡siũ²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: so-chiūⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: so-tsiūnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soicviu
    • IPA (Taipei): /so⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siũ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /so⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siũ²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siũ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: so-chiōⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: so-tsiōnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soicvioi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /so⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɔ̃²²/

Verb

搔癢

1. to scratch an itch
2. to tickle

Synonyms

• (to scratch an itch): 抓癢／抓痒 (zhuāyǎng), 瘙癢／瘙痒 (sàoyǎng); (Cantonese) 𢯎痕; (Min Nan) 扒癢／扒痒