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隔靴搔痒
隔靴搔癢
géxuēsāoyǎng
1. to completely miss the main point of a topic or argument (idiom)

Character Breakdown

隔
gé
to separate, to partition, to divide
HSK 5 12 丶
靴
xuē
boots
13 丶
搔
sāo
to scratch
12 丶
痒
yǎng
to itch; to tickle
HSK 5 11 丶

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