冷手執個熱煎堆

Chinese

		cold	hand	to pick up	(measure word)	hot	jian dui; sesame ball
trad. (冷手執個熱煎堆)		冷	手	執	個	熱	煎堆
simp. (冷手执个热煎堆)		冷	手	执	个	热	煎堆
Literally: “to pick up a hot sesame ball with a cold hand”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laang⁵ sau² zap¹ go³ jit⁶ zin¹ deoi¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laang⁵ sau² zap¹ go³ jit⁶ zin¹ deoi¹
    • Yale: láahng sáu jāp go yiht jīn dēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laang⁵ sau² dzap⁷ go³ jit⁹ dzin¹ doey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lang⁵ seo² zeb¹ go³ yid⁶ jin¹ dêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːŋ¹³ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɐp̚⁵ kɔː³³ jiːt̚² t͡siːn⁵⁵ tɵy̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

冷手執個熱煎堆

1. (Cantonese) to gain an unexpected advantage