撓癢癢

Chinese

		to scratch	itchy
trad. (撓癢癢)		撓	癢癢
simp. (挠痒痒)		挠	痒痒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): náoyǎngyang

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄠˊ ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): naau⁴ joeng⁵ joeng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: náoyǎngyang
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄠˊ ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: náoyǎngyång
    • Wade–Giles: nao²-yang³-yang⁵
    • Yale: náu-yǎng-yang
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nauyeang.iang
    • Palladius: наоянъян (naojanʺjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴ jɑŋ⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: naau⁴ joeng⁵ joeng⁵
    • Yale: nàauh yéuhng yéuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: naau⁴ joeng⁵ joeng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: nao⁴ yêng⁵ yêng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːu̯²¹ jœːŋ¹³ jœːŋ¹³/

Verb

撓癢癢

1. (colloquial) to tickle
2. (colloquial) to scratch an itch