不着边际 bù zhuó biān jì

DEFINITIONS

  1. not to the point
  2. wide of the mark
  3. neither here nor there
  4. irrelevant

CHARACTERS

不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
着 zhuó make move, take action
边 biān edge, margin, side, border
际 jì border, boundary, juncture