烫手山芋

Traditional: 燙手山芋

tàng shǒu shān yù

Dictionary entry

hot potato

What does 烫手山芋 mean?

烫手山芋 (tàng shǒu shān yù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1hot potato

2problem

3trouble

4headache

Character breakdown

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烫tàngto scald · to burn (by scalding)手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 山Shānsurname Shan 芋yùtaro · Colocasia antiquorum

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烫手山芋

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