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百爪挠心 — “To feel extremely restless and agitated”

百爪挠心 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel extremely restless and agitated”. To be in a state of great anxiety or mental turmoil, as if one's heart is being scratched by countless claws. Literally, “A hundred claws scratching the heart”.

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百爪挠心 Pronunciation and Pinyin

百爪挠心 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
百
bǎi6one hundred, numerous
爪
zhǎo4animal claw or paw
挠
náo9scratch or tickle
心
xīn4heart, mind, core

Example Sentence with 百爪挠心

等待面试结果的那几天,小李百爪挠心,整夜难以入眠
During those few days waiting for the interview results, Li was extremely restless and agitated, finding it hard to sleep all night.

Idioms Related to 百爪挠心

Synonyms of 百爪挠心

  • xīn心shén神bù不dìng定restless and agitated

Antonyms of 百爪挠心

  • xīn心ān安lǐ理dé得feel at peace with a clear conscience

More idioms starting with 百

  • bǎi百wàn万mǎi买zhái宅,,qiān千wàn万mǎi买lín邻Good neighbors are priceless
  • bǎi百wàn万xióng雄bīng兵a vast and mighty army
  • bǎi百wàn万xióng雄shī师a vast and mighty army
  • bǎi百zhàng丈gān竿tóu头pinnacle of achievement, strive for more
  • bǎi百xià下bǎi百quán全perfectly accurate and unfailingly successful
  • bǎi百xià下bǎi百zháo着unfailingly successful
  • bǎi百bù不yī一cún存not one in a hundred remains
  • bǎi百bù不yī一shuǎng爽always accurate and reliable
  • bǎi百bù不yī一dài贷make no exceptions
  • bǎi百bù不yī一yù遇extremely rare
  • bǎi百bù不wèi为duō多,,yī一bù不wèi为shǎo少Excellent things are always valuable
  • bǎi百bù不shī失yī一unerringly accurate

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Questions about 百爪挠心

What does 百爪挠心 mean?

百爪挠心 (bǎi zhǎo náo xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel extremely restless and agitated”.

How do you pronounce 百爪挠心?

百爪挠心 is pronounced bǎi zhǎo náo xīn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 百爪挠心 literally mean?

Literally, 百爪挠心 means “a hundred claws scratching the heart”. It is used to mean “to feel extremely restless and agitated”.

What is the Chinese definition of 百爪挠心?

像有一百只脚爪在抓心一样。形容人心情错综复杂,心神不定

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