Chinese Character Wiki

隔靴搔痒

gé​xuē​sāo​yǎng

ineffectual

Definitions

隔靴搔痒 (隔靴搔癢) 

gé​xuē​sāo​yǎng

lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom); fig. beside the point; ineffectual

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48149th most common word in books

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