隔靴搔癢 (gaak3 hoe1 sou1 joeng5) — to completely miss the main point of a topic or argument in Cantonese

gaak˗₃hoeˉ¹souˉ¹joengˏ₅
隔靴搔痒
Mandarin Pinyin: ge2 xue1 sao1 yang3

Meaning of 隔靴搔癢

nounto completely miss the main point of a topic or argument

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