癢 (joeng5) — itch; tickle in Cantonese
joengˏ₅癢简 痒
Mandarin Pinyin: yang3
Meaning of 癢
nounitch; tickle
noun痕 itch
Example Sentences with 癢
個醫生畀咗啲止癢藥畀我搽蚊𧕴
The doctor gave me some cream to put on my mosquito bites.
sauˊ²手baanˊ²板samˉ¹心hanˎ₄痕joengˏ₅癢
My palm is itchy.
hungˉ¹胸hauˊ²口hanˎ₄痕joeng5.癢。
My chest is itchy.
keoiˏ₅佢geiˍ₆技jongˏ₅癢soengˊ²想si˗₃試haa5.下。
He's itching to try it out.
taiˊ²睇dou˗₃到keoiˏ₅佢geiˍ₆技jongˏ₅癢laa3.喇。
I can see he's eager to show off.
Words Containing 癢
不痛不癢bat1 tung3 bat1 joeng5
scratching the surface; superficial; perfunctory
發癢faat3 joeng5
to tickle / to itch
痕癢han4 joeng5
itch, itching
搔癢sou1 joeng5
tickle | [粵] 擳 /zit1/
刺癢ci3 joeng5
itchy, scratchy
屁股癢pei3 gu2 joeng5
not able to sit still (because the buttocks itch) | [粵]: 屎窟痕
隔靴搔癢gaak3 hoe1 sou1 joeng5
to completely miss the main point of a topic or argument
技癢gei6 joeng5
itch to show off one\'s skills
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