癢 [痒]

Jyutping joeng5
Pinyin yǎng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to itch
  2. to tickle
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    皮膚​受刺激​而​覺得痕
    itchy
    • 發癢
      发痒
      faat3 joeng5
      to become itchy and irritable
    • 止癢
      止痒
      zi2 joeng5
      anti-itch
    • 七年之癢
      七年之痒
      cat1 nin4 zi1 joeng5
      the seven-year itch
  2. 形容詞、書面語
    痕
    itchy
    • 好痕
      好痕
      hou2 han4
      好癢
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    itching to do something
  2. character
    itchy; ticklish
    • 撓癢
      挠痒
      náo yǎng
      to scratch an itch
    • 我這兒很癢。
      我这儿很痒。
      wǒ zhè r5 hěn yǎng ．
      I'm itchy here.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. itch
  2. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    KTQ
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    KTOV
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4823
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #1023
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我們為什麼不能撓自己的癢癢？
    我们为什么不能挠自己的痒痒？
    wǒ men wèi shén me bù néng náo zì jǐ de yǎng yang ？
    • Why can't we tickle ourselves?
  2. Mandarin
    我的頭皮非常癢。
    我的头皮非常痒。
    wǒ de tóu pí fēi cháng yǎng 。
    • My scalp is very itchy.
  3. Mandarin
    香皂通常容易讓皮膚發癢。
    香皂通常容易让皮肤发痒。
    xiāng zào tōng cháng róng yì ràng pí fū fā yǎng 。
    • Scented soaps tended to make her skin itch.
  4. Mandarin
    哎呦好難受啊，全身發癢！
    哎呦好难受啊，全身发痒！
    āi yōu hǎo nán shòu a ， quán shēn fā yǎng ！
    • Grr! I'm itchy all over, and it's driving me crazy.
  5. Mandarin
    我的喉嚨又乾又紅、又痛又癢。
    我的喉咙又干又红、又痛又痒。
    wǒ de hóu lóng yòu gàn yòu hóng 、 yòu tòng yòu yǎng 。
    • My throat feels dry and raw and scratchy.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢隻藥膏止痕癢㗎，你試下啦。
    呢只药膏止痕痒㗎，你试下啦。
    nei1 zek3 joek6 gou1 zi2 han4 joeng5 gaa3, nei5 si3 haa5 laa1.
    • This ointment is good for relieving itching. You should have a try.
  2. Cantonese
    發癢
    发痒
    faat3 joeng5
    • to become itchy and irritable
  3. Cantonese
    止癢
    止痒
    zi2 joeng5
    • anti-itch
  4. Cantonese
    七年之癢
    七年之痒
    cat1 nin4 zi1 joeng5
    • the seven-year itch
  5. Cantonese
    外行人學講內行話，總覺得係隔靴搔癢。
    外行人学讲内行话，总觉得系隔靴搔痒。
    • It always comes to me as irritatingly pointless to hear amateurs using the insiders' language.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    搔癢
    搔痒
    sāo yǎng
    • to scratch an itch
  2. Mandarin
    擓癢癢
    㧟痒痒
    kuǎi yǎng yang
    • to scratch an inch
  3. Mandarin
    止癢
    止痒
    zhǐ yǎng
    • to stop itching (irritation)
  4. Mandarin
    撓癢
    挠痒
    náo yǎng
    • to scratch an itch
  5. Mandarin
    我這兒很癢。
    我这儿很痒。
    wǒ zhè r5 hěn yǎng ．
    • I'm itchy here.