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

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

(Cantonese) to gain an unexpected advantage

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