二齿钩子挠痒，是把硬手二齒鉤子撓癢，是把硬手二齒鈎子撓癢，是把硬手

scratching an itch with a two-pronged hook: a hard hand

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Praises someone as highly capable and skilled. Approving, often playful.
Wordplay: 硬手 (yìngshǒu) literally means a 'hard hand', as the iron hook is, and figuratively means a 'strong hand, an expert'.

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Simplified: 二齿钩子挠痒，是把硬手
Traditional (Taiwan): 二齒鉤子撓癢，是把硬手
Traditional (Hong Kong): 二齒鈎子撓癢，是把硬手
Pinyin: èr chǐ gōuzi náoyǎng, shì bǎ yìngshǒu
Bopomofo: ㄦˋ ㄔˇ ㄍㄡ ˙ㄗㄋㄠˊ ㄧㄤˇ，ㄕˋ ㄅㄚˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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