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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

Child Words of 老鼠拉龟，无从下手

to pull

down

hand

tortoise

rat

(bound form) rat; mouse

not to have access

wú cóng xià shǒu

not know where to start

to start

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

not to have