面 | miàn | flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless | |
隔靴搔痒 | gé xuē sāo yǎng | lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom) / fig. beside the point / ineffectual | |
含含糊糊 | hán hán hú hú | (of speech) obscure / unclear / (of actions) vague / ineffectual | |
无牙 | wú yá | toothless / (fig.) powerless / ineffectual / weak | |
花拳绣腿 | huā quán xiù tuǐ | flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom) / highly embellished and ineffectual / fancy but impractical skills / all show and no go / pugilistic wankery |