Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「心癢難撾」, with details below.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「心癢難撾」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
Lao: Same as “grab” in ancient times, scratching with fingers or claws. It means that there are certain thoughts or emotions in your mind that are fluctuating and cannot be controlled. Same as “an itch that can’t be scratched”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xīn yǎng nán wō
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sam1 yeung5 naan4 ja1/wo1
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