烫手 tàngshǒu to scald the hand Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 烫手山芋 tàngshǒushānyù hot potato a troublesome or difficult situation that is hard to handle and which no one wants to be responsible for烫手的山芋 tàngshǒudeshānyù hot potato a difficult or awkward situation that is hard to handle or that people want to avoid; a hot potato