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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries手痒
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shǒu yǎng
"看到这个有趣的机器，他开始手痒想拆开看看。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strong, restless urge or impulse to do something, especially to travel, write, gamble, or take immediate physical action.
"After being stuck in the office for six months, she got itchy fingers and started browsing flight tickets." - 2
An impulsive desire to acquire money or take unauthorized items.
"The rare antique coins on display gave him itchy fingers, but he quickly walked away."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the physical sensation of an itch, combined with the superstition that itching palms or fingers portend a specific desire or forthcoming event, such as an eagerness to receive money or take physical action. The idiom dates back to the 16th century in English literature, commonly used to describe someone experiencing an intense physical or psychological urge to steal, gamble, fight, or start a new journey.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Itchy fingers" is said worldwide
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avoir des démangeaisons
Transliteration: avwahr day daymahn-gay-zohn
"Il a des démangeaisons de voyager à nouveau."
hummeln im hintern haben
Transliteration: hum-eln im hin-tern ha-ben
Script: hummeln im Hintern haben
"Nach dem langen Winter haben sie Reiselust und die Finger jucken."
avere le mani che prudono
Transliteration: ah-veh-reh leh mah-nee keh proo-doh-noh
"Ha le mani che prudono di iniziare un nuovo progetto."
dar comezón en las manos
Transliteration: dahr koh-meh-sohn ehn lahs mah-nohs
"Le dan comezón las manos por viajar a un nuevo país."
comichão nas mãos
Transliteration: koh-mee-shown nahs mah-ohns
"Ele está com comichão nas mãos para começar a aventura."
हाथ खुजलाना
Transliteration: haath khujlana
"नई यात्रा शुरू करने के लिए उसके हाथ खुजला रहे थे।"
手痒
Transliteration: shǒu yǎng
"看到这个有趣的机器，他开始手痒想拆开看看。"
손이 근지럽다
Transliteration: son-i geun-ji-reop-da
"그는 여행을 떠나고 싶어서 손이 근지러웠다."
手ウズウズする
Transliteration: te uzuuzu suru
Script: 手がうずうずする
"新しい楽器を買って、早く弾きたくて手がうずうずする。"
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