be beside the point
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is l ǘ ch ú nm ǎ Zu ǐ, which means that it is a metaphor to speak and write an article. The foreword does not match the Afterword, which is contradictory. From the biography of lanterns in Jingde.
The origin of Idioms
Song Shi Daoyuan's "Jingde Zhuandeng Lu" Volume 19: "the donkey's lips and mouth praise me to solve the problem, ten turns and five turns to forgive you from the dynasty."
Idiom usage
If everything is handled according to what is said in the book, it's hard to guarantee that sometimes you won't make a fool of yourself. The 27th chapter of Kuocang mountain
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: the answer is not the question, the foreword does not match the postscript [antonym]: methodical
be beside the point
one cannot shirk responsibility for one 's crimes - zuì zé nán táo
Carved heart and wild goose claw - diāo xīn yàn zhǎo