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冷手執個熱煎堆
  laang5 sau2 zap1 go3 jit3 zin1 deoi1   jyutping
to have an unexpected stroke of good luck (lit., "a cold hand grasps a hot rice ball")

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
冷手執個熱煎堆

This word has been viewed 1771 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 10th Jul 2008 04:13 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 laang5 laang5*1  -  cold; cool; chilly
 sau2  -  hand
 zap1  -  hold; carry out; [粵] pick up
 go3  -  unit; individual
 jit6  -  hot
 zin1  -  fry in oil; simmer in water
 deoi1  -  heap; pile; stack; mass
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