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老鼠拉龟，无从下手

lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 老鼠拉龟，无从下手

下
xià

down

下手
xià shǒu

to start

从
cóng

from

手
shǒu

hand

拉
lā

to pull

无
wú

not to have

无从
wú cóng

not to have access

老鼠
lǎo shǔ

rat

鼠
shǔ

(bound form) rat; mouse

龟
guī

tortoise

无从下手
wú cóng xià shǒu

not know where to start

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