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

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

老 lǎo
HSK 1
old, aged; experienced
鼠 shǔ
HSK 5
rat, mouse; KangXi radical 208
拉 lā
HSK 4
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
龜 guī turtle or tortoise; cuckold
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
從 cóng from, by, since, whence, through
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
手 shǒu
HSK 2
hand