attempt an ineffective solution(gé xuē sāo yǎng)

attempt an ineffective solution

Itching through boots is an idiom pronounced g é Xu ē s ā oy ǎ ng, which means itching through boots. It is a metaphor for not grasping the theme and key points in speaking and writing, or for not grasping the key points and solving problems in doing things.

source

Volume 8 of the five Lantern Festival: "it's not the teacher's intention to be bright and quiet, but it's not the scholar's intention to be bright because of his background?" (Qi Wen) the teacher said, "can't you tell?" He said, "if you do so, you will have no root to go." The teacher said, "I'm just scratching my boots." (the metaphor here is that the understanding of Buddhism is not thorough enough, and the understanding of the situation is not good enough. )

usage

It has a derogatory meaning.

Examples

(1) Yan Yu of the Song Dynasty wrote in Canglang Shihua Shifa: "the meaning is precious and clear, but it can't be ~" (2) Zhou Erfu's the morning of Shanghai, Part 30: "Liu Huiguang thinks that Jiang juxia and Tang Zhongsheng sing high-profile songs, and they don't understand the situation of private small and medium-sized businesses. What they say is pure words." (3) Qin Mu's fresh litchi and dried litchi: "critics must also go deep into life, otherwise, it's inevitable that ~

Chinese PinYin : gé xuē sāo yǎng