撓癢癢

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): náo yǎngyang

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄠˊ ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): naau⁴ joeng⁵ joeng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: náo yǎngyang
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄠˊ ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: náo yǎngyång
    • Wade–Giles: nao² yang³-yang⁵
    • Yale: náu yǎng-yang
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nau yeang.iang
    • Palladius: нао янъян (nao janʺjan)
    • 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

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 搔癢 (“to scratch an itch”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		搔癢, 撓癢, 抓癢
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	撓癢癢, 擓癢癢
	Taiwan	抓癢, 搔癢
	Harbin	擓癢癢兒
	Malaysia	扒癢
	Singapore	抓癢
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	擓癢癢
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	撓癢, 摳咬
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	摳癢, 摳咬
	Wuhan	摳癢
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	抓癢
	Hefei	抓癢
Cantonese	Guangzhou	𢯎痕
	Hong Kong	𢯎痕
	Taishan	搲痎
	Yangjiang	憂癢
Hakka	Meixian	扡癢, 爪癢, 撓癢
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	扡痎
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	爪癢
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	爪癢
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	爪癢
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	爪癢
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	爪癢
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	爪癢
Jin	Taiyuan	抓癢癢, 撓癢癢
Northern Min	Jian'ou	扒咬
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	扒癢
Southern Min	Xiamen	扒癢
	Quanzhou	扒癢
	Zhangzhou	扒癢
	Tainan	扒癢
	Manila (Hokkien)	扒癢
	Chaozhou	扒癢
	Shantou	扒癢
	Jieyang	扒癢, 拞癢
	Puning	嬈癢, 扒癢
	Leizhou	扒癢
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	𢯎痕
Wu	Shanghai	搔癢
	Suzhou	搔癢
	Wenzhou	扒扒癢
Xiang	Changsha	摳癢