隔靴搔痒

隔靴搔痒	gé xuē sāo yǎng	lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom) / fig. beside the point / ineffectual
隔	gé	to separate / to partition / to stand or lie between / at a distance from / after or at an interval of
靴	xuē	boots
靴	xuē	variant of 靴
搔	sāo	to scratch / old variant of 骚
搔痒	sāo yǎng	to scratch (an itch) / to tickle
痒	yǎng	variant of 痒 / to itch / to tickle
痒	yǎng	to itch / to tickle