老鼠拉龟，无从下手
Traditional: 老鼠拉龜，無從下手Dictionary entry
like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
What does 老鼠拉龟，无从下手 mean?
老鼠拉龟，无从下手 (lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.
1like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
2no clue where to start
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老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)鼠shǔ(bound form) rat; mouse拉lāto pull · to play (a bowed instrument)龟guītortoise; turtle · (coll.) cuckold无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]从cóngvariant of 從|从[cong2]下xiàdown · downwards手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold
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老鼠拉龟，无从下手
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