隔靴搔癢 (gaak3 hoe1 sou1 joeng5) — to completely miss the main point of a topic or argument in Cantonese
gaak˗₃隔hoeˉ¹靴souˉ¹搔joengˏ₅癢简 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