老鼠拉龟，无从下手 in English lao3 shu3 la1 gui1 , wu2 cong2 xia4 shou3 Meaning

Meanings

  • like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiomatic expression)
  • no clue where to start

Simplified Characters

老 鼠 拉 龟 ， 无 从 下 手

Traditional Characters

老 鼠 拉 龜 ， 無 從 下 手

Pinyin

lao3 shu3 la1 gui1 , wu2 cong2 xia4 shou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

老lao3prefix 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 鼠shu3rat 拉la1to pull 龟gui1tortoise ， 无wu2not to have 从cong2surname Cong 下xia4down 手shou3hand