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

laangˏ₅冷sauˊ²手zapˉ¹執go˗₃個jit˗₃熱zinˉ¹煎deoiˉ¹堆
简 冷手执个热煎堆
Mandarin Pinyin: leng3 shou3 zhi2 ge4 re4 jian1 dui1

Meaning of 冷手執個熱煎堆

nounto have an unexpected stroke of good luck (lit., "a cold hand grasps a hot rice ball")
noun(proverb) to acquire an unexpected godsend

Characters in 冷手執個熱煎堆

冷laang5
(noun) knitting yarn
手sau2
handy, portable; handwritten
執zap1
catch; capture; detain
個go3
unit; piece (see Note)
熱jit6
earnest; ardent; zealous; enthusiastic; passionate
煎zin1
fry in shallow oil; pan-fry
堆deoi1
heap up; pile up; stack up

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