tàng shǒu shān yù

Traditional: 燙手山芋

烫手山芋 (tàng shǒu shān yù) is a Chinese word meaning “hot potato; problem; trouble”.

Meanings

  1. 1hot potato
  2. 2problem
  3. 3trouble
  4. 4headache

Characters in 烫手山芋

烫tàng · to scald手shǒu · hand山shān · mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])芋yù · taro

Related words

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