lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom); fig. beside the point; ineffectual
trad. 隔靴搔癢
Also written 隔靴搔癢【gé xuē sāo yǎng】
Characters in this word
4隔
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to separate, to partition, to stand or lie between, at a distance from, after or at an interval of
- Pinyin
- gé
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 5528 of 2500
靴
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boots
- Pinyin
- xuē
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 23786 of 2500
搔
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to scratch, old variant of 騷|骚[sao1]
- Pinyin
- sāo
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 31669 of 2500
痒
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variant of 癢|痒[yang3], to itch, to tickle
- Pinyin
- yǎng
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 11615 of 2500