燙手山芋 tàng shǒu shān yù

hot potato; problem; trouble

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
燙 tàng
scalding hot; to scald; to iron
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
芋 yù
taro; Colocasia esculenta; Colocasia antiquorum