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Jyutping sau2 han4
Pinyin shǒu hén

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. itching to do something; to describe wandering or fiddly hands
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、形容詞
    突然​地​或​不可​自控​地想​做​某件事
    suddenly want, or feel an urge to do something
    • 你唔好咁手痕啦,搞爛咗要賠㗎
      你唔好咁手痕啦,搞烂咗要赔㗎
      nei5 m4 hou5 gam3 sau5 han4 laa1, gaau5 laan6 zo2 jiu3 pui4 gaa3
      Don't touch it. You have to pay compensation for any damage.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    mark made from lines on the hand; fingerprint or handprint
    (syn.) 節頭印, 手印, 掌头仔痕, 指纹, 纹脶, 手指腡, 指紋, 紋腡, 节头印, 掌頭仔痕, 手模, 手指模, 手指脶, 指模, 指印
  2. noun, literary
    handwriting
  3. adj, Cantonese
    having restless hands; having an urge to fiddle with things
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 手癢 – 手痒
  2. 技癢 – 技痒
  3. 手癢癢 – 手痒痒
  4. 躍躍欲試 – 跃跃欲试
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我食烟有时纯粹系因为手痕。
    我食煙有時純粹係因為手痕。
    ngo5 sik6 jin1 jau5 si4 seon4 seoi6 hai6 jan1 wai6 sau2 han4 。
    • Sometimes I smoke just to give my hands something to do.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你唔好咁手痕啦,搞烂咗要赔㗎
    你唔好咁手痕啦,搞爛咗要賠㗎
    nei5 m4 hou5 gam3 sau5 han4 laa1, gaau5 laan6 zo2 jiu3 pui4 gaa3
    • Don't touch it. You have to pay compensation for any damage.