attempt an ineffective solution
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g é Xu ē P á y ǎ ng, which means that the speech and composition are not to the point, not appropriate, and do not grasp the main point. Or do things without grasping the key. It's the same as "scratch the surface". From you Yan.
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: scratch, scratch
The origin of Idioms
The sixth volume of Qian Dazhao's "You Yan" in Qing Dynasty: "Zhu Zi Yu Lei says that sages only know nature. There are hundreds of them, but they don't know the character. "The Uighur in the Yangtze River was in conflict with the Uighur, and Xunzi called it" climbing through the boots. "
Idiom usage
It refers to the person who fails to grasp the key.
attempt an ineffective solution
drag in all sorts of irrelevant matters - dōng lā xī chě
Touch the ground and call the sky - chù dì hào tiān