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    ineffectual; scratch an itch from outside one's boot; fail to strike home; take totally ineffective measures; take superficial measures; (of words or writing) fail to get to the root of a matter
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    gé xuē sāo yǎng

    隔靴搔痒

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    • derogineffectual; scratch an itch from outside one's boot; fail to strike home; take totally ineffective measures; take superficial measures; (of words or writing) fail to get to the root of a matter

      synonym
      bù dé yào lǐng不得要领gé xuē zhuā yǎng隔靴抓痒
      antonym
      yī zhēn jiàn xiě一针见血qiè zhòng yào hài切中要害biān pì rù lǐ鞭辟入里yī yǔ pò dì一语破的qià zhòng kěn qǐ恰中肯綮

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      "搔" cannot be written as "挠".

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