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  joeng5   jyutping
  yang3   pinyin
itch; tickle
[] itch

Stroke count: 20
Level: 2
Radical: (#104)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
癢 / 痒

This word has been viewed 5401 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 14th Jun 2007 02:38 and last edited on 30th Nov 2012 21:47

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detail  bat1 tung3 bat1 joeng5  bu4 tong4 bu4 yang3 = scratching the surface; superficial; perfunctory
detail  han4 joeng5   = itch, itching
detail  sou1 joeng5  sao1 yang3 = tickle; itch
detail  ci3 joeng5  ci4 yang4 = itchy, scratchy
detail  pei3 gu2 joeng5  pi4 gu3 yang3 = not able to sit still (literally: buttocks itch)
detail  gei6 joeng5  ji4 yang3 = itch to show off one\'s skills
detail  gaak3 hoe1 sou1 joeng5  ge2 xue1 sao1 yang3 = to completely miss the main point of a topic or argument
detail  faat3 joeng5  fa1 yang3 = to tickle / to itch

Showing 1 example containing 癢
detail 醫生畀我蚊𧕴
The doctor gave me some cream to put on my mosquito bites.
[Lit. [counter] doctor give-already [plural counter] stop-itch-cream give me spread insect bite]

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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