隔靴搔痒

隔
隔
靴
靴
搔
搔
痒
癢
lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom) / fig. beside the point / ineffectual

Characters and words in 隔靴搔痒

隔
gé = g + e2
to separate / to partition / to stand or lie between / at a distance from / after or at an interval of
隔 = 阝 + 鬲 : The pope (阝) and Guy Fawkes (g) are heating hotpot from an iron cauldron (鬲) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). Since Guy Fawkes likes to eat hot and spicy but the pope only eats light food, they separated (隔) the hotpot accordingly.
靴
xue̅ = xu + e1
boots
靴
鞾
xue̅ = xu + e1
variant of 靴[xue1]
搔
sa̅o = s + ao1
to scratch / old variant of 騷|骚[sao1]
搔
搔
痒
癢
to scratch (an itch) / to tickle
痒
yǎng = y + ang3
variant of 癢|痒[yang3] / to itch / to tickle
痒 = 疒 + 羊 : The sheep (羊) got a colorful rash (疒) in the anglepod (ang3) and is very itchy (痒). Maud Younger (y) has to scratch (痒) his itches at all times.
痒
癢
yǎng = y + ang3
to itch / to tickle
痒 = 疒 + 羊 : The sheep (羊) got a colorful rash (疒) in the anglepod (ang3) and is very itchy (痒). Maud Younger (y) has to scratch (痒) his itches at all times.

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