哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ​hú​bù​kāi​tí​nǎ​hú

to touch a sore spot

  • created sense approved 哪壶不开提哪壶/哪壺不開提哪壺 · nǎ​hú​bù​kāi​tí​nǎ​hú · to touch a sore spot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哪壶不开提哪壶 / 哪壺不開提哪壺

    nǎ​hú​bù​kāi​tí​nǎ​hú

    to touch a sore spot

    to mention a sensitive or embarrassing subject; to specifically bring up someone's weak point or a topic that causes shame

    哪 (literal) → 哪 · nǎ · which 壶 (literal) → 壶/壺 · hú · pot 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to boil 提 (literal) → 提 · tí · to mention 哪 (literal) → 哪 · nǎ · which 壶 (literal) → 壶/壺 · hú · pot

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense