Read Edit View history 隔靴搔癢 géxuēsāoyǎng ineffectual Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 隔靴搔痒/ 隔靴搔癢 géxuēsāoyǎng ineffectual lit. scratching an itch through one's boot; used to describe an ineffective solution or someone who is way off the mark because they have failed to grasp the core of a problem Edit Delete References Add reference antonym 对症下药/對症下藥 → 隔靴搔痒/隔靴搔癢 Edit Delete
隔靴搔痒/ 隔靴搔癢 géxuēsāoyǎng ineffectual lit. scratching an itch through one's boot; used to describe an ineffective solution or someone who is way off the mark because they have failed to grasp the core of a problem Edit Delete