scratch one 's head and stroke one 's ear

scratch one 's head and stroke one 's ear

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ā ot ó um ōě R, which means to scratch the scalp and touch the ear. It describes an anxious look that can't be imagined at the moment. It comes from the Black Ghost by Peng Yangou in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate and adverbial to describe anxiety

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: scratching the head and ears

The origin of Idioms

The 13th chapter of the ghost of the black book by Peng Yangou in Qing Dynasty: "two people scratch their heads and touch their ears, they can't think about it."

Idiom explanation

Scratch your head, touch your ears. I can't describe the anxious look that I can't think of for a moment.