隔靴搔癢

Simplified: 隔靴搔痒

géxuēsāoyǎng ㄍㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝ ㄙㄠ ㄧㄤˇ

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

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