以为是香饽饽 没想到啊 是个烫山芋 是啊
“A hot ticket? Turns out it's a hot potato. Exactly.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还怎么建城啊这个
“how can we build a city?”
以为是 香饽饽 没想到啊 是个 烫山芋 是啊
“A hot ticket? Turns out it's a hot potato. Exactly.”
这样不行啊 这建不成
“- It won't work. - It's impossible.”
“We got tricked into taking on an absolute disaster of a project.”
Chinese speakers frequently employ vivid food-based metaphors like fragrant pastries versus scalding potatoes to contrast perceived benefits against burdensome administrative liabilities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
something very popular, coveted, or in high demand
Commonly used colloquially to describe lucrative jobs, attractive opportunities, or popular candidates.
hot potato; a troublesome or risky problem nobody wants to handle
Use this colloquial metaphor when referring to messy responsibilities or high-risk duties.
Emphasizes the speaker's emotional sigh of disbelief and realization.
