ㄓㄨㄚzhuāˇěrㄋㄠˊnáoㄙㄞsāi

  1. 耳朵腮幫子形容喜悅生氣焦急苦悶神情西遊記·第一》:那些進去膽小一個伸頭縮頸抓耳撓腮大聲叫喊一會進去。」紅樓夢·第一》:抓耳撓腮。」爬耳搔腮」、抓耳搔腮」。

to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc)​ (idiom)​