scratch one 's ears and cheeks in embarrassment
Ear scratching, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ju ēě RN á OS ā I, which means to describe the appearance of anxiety. It's from Dong Tang Lao.
The origin of Idioms
In Yuan Dynasty, Qin Jianfu's the second fold of dongtanglao: "how can you scratch your ears like this?"
Idiom usage
Combined; as object and adverbial; with derogatory meaning
Chinese PinYin : juē ěr náo sāi
scratch one 's ears and cheeks in embarrassment
circulation of false reports. miù zhǒng liú chuán
high buildings rise from the level ground -- start from scratch. píng dì lóu tái