隔靴搔癢

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Chinese

to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide
to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide; to cut off
 
boots to scratch an itch; to tickle
trad. (隔靴搔癢) 搔癢
simp. (隔靴搔痒) 搔痒
Literally: “to scratch an itch from outside one's boot”.

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Idiom

隔靴搔癢

  1. to attempt an ineffective solution