隔靴搔癢
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 | ||
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trad. (隔靴搔癢) | 隔 | 靴 | 搔癢 | |
simp. (隔靴搔痒) | 隔 | 靴 | 搔痒 | |
Literally: “to scratch an itch from outside one's boot”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝ ㄙㄠ ㄧㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gésyuesaoyǎng
- Wade–Giles: ko2-hsüeh1-sao1-yang3
- Yale: gé-sywē-sāu-yǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gershiuesauyeang
- Palladius: гэсюэсаоян (gɛsjuesaojan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɤ³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵⁵ sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaak3 hoe1 sou1 joeng5
- Yale: gaak hēu sōu yéuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaak8 hoe1 sou1 joeng5
- Guangdong Romanization: gag3 hê1 sou1 yêng5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaːk̚³ hœː⁵⁵ sou̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 隔靴搔癢
- to attempt an ineffective solution