燙手山芋 [烫－－－]

Jyutping tong3 sau2 saan1 wu6
Pinyin tàng shǒu shān yù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. hot potato
  2. problem
  3. trouble
  4. headache
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    hot potato (awkward or delicate problem)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢件事已经成为咗烫手山芋，边个接手就死边个。
    呢件事已經成為咗燙手山芋，邊個接手就死邊個。
    ni1 gin6 si6 ji5 ging1 sing4 wai4 zo2 tong3 sau2 saan1 wu6, bin1 go3 zip3 sau2 zau6 sei2 bin1 go3
    • This issue has become a hot potato. Anyone who takes it on ends up the worse for it .