老鼠拉龟，无从下手

lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu

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Definitions

1. like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
2. no clue where to start

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Child Words of 老鼠拉龟，无从下手

• 下 下 xià: down
• 下手 下手 xià shǒu: to start
• 从 从 cóng: from
• 手 手 shǒu: hand
• 拉 拉 lā: to pull
• 无 无 wú: not to have
• 无从 无从 wú cóng: not to have access
• 老鼠 老鼠 lǎo shǔ: rat
• 鼠 鼠 shǔ: (bound form) rat; mouse
• 龟 龟 guī: tortoise
• 无从下手 无从下手 wú cóng xià shǒu: not know where to start
• 老 老 lǎo: prefix 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