老鼠拉龜，無從下手 lǎo shǔ lā guī ， wú cóng xià shǒu

no clue where to start

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
鼠 shǔ HSK 5
mouse; rat
拉 lā HSK 4
to pull; to drag; to draw
龜 guī
turtle; tortoise
無 wú
not; no; not to have
從 cóng
from; via; through
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work