tong3 sau2 saan1 wu6燙手山芋烫手山芋
Jyutpingtong3 sau2 saan1 wu6
Yaletong sáu sān wuh

Definition

hot potato; trouble

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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天驚石破天惊石破
tin1 ging1 sek6 po3see 石破天驚|石破天惊[shi2 po4 tian1 jing1]
聽風就是雨听风就是雨
ting1 fung1 zau6 si6 jyu5lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom); to be credulous
糖高粱
tong4 gou1 loeng4sweet sorghum
透通性
tau3 tung1 sing3transparency (networking)
睇唔起
tai2 m4 hei2(verb) to despise; to disdain; to scorn
天理不容
tin1 lei5 bat1 jung4god forbids
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