搔頭摸耳
sāo​tóu​mō'ěr

to be at a loss

  • created sense approved 搔头摸耳/搔頭摸耳 · sāo​tóu​mō'ěr · to be at a loss — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搔头摸耳 / 搔頭摸耳

    sāo​tóu​mō'ěr

    to be at a loss

    To scratch one's head and pull at one's ears; describes a state of being anxious, undecided, or unable to think of a solution.

    搔头 (literal) → 搔头/搔頭 · sāo​tóu · to scratch one's head 摸 (literal) → 摸 · mō · to touch 耳 (literal) → 耳 · ěr · ear

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense