隔靴搔痒

géxuēsāoyǎng

隔靴搔痒 — géxuēsāoyǎng

1. lit. to scratch the outside of the boot; fig. ineffectual; to miss the point

   你的解释只是隔靴搔痒，没解决问题。 nǐ de jiěshì zhǐshì géxuēsāoyǎng méi jiějuéwèntí — Your explanation is just scratching the outside of the boot; it doesn't solve the problem.