搔头摸耳 — “To be at a loss for a solution”
搔头摸耳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be at a loss for a solution”. Showing anxiety and perplexity through gestures like scratching one's head and stroking one's ear. Literally, “scratch one's head and stroke one's ear”.
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搔头摸耳 Pronunciation and Pinyin
搔头摸耳 Character Breakdown
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面对这个棘手的问题，他急得搔头摸耳，不知如何是好。
Faced with this tricky problem, he was scratching his head and stroking his ear, at a loss for what to do.
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Open the tool →Questions about 搔头摸耳
What does 搔头摸耳 mean?
搔头摸耳 (sāo tóu mō ěr) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be at a loss for a solution”.
How do you pronounce 搔头摸耳?
搔头摸耳 is pronounced sāo tóu mō ěr in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 搔头摸耳 literally mean?
Literally, 搔头摸耳 means “scratch one's head and stroke one's ear”. It is used to mean “to be at a loss for a solution”.
What is the Chinese definition of 搔头摸耳?
抓抓头皮，摸摸耳朵。形容一时无法可想的焦急神态。