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哪壶不开提哪壶
哪壺不開提哪壺
nǎhúbùkāitínǎhú
1. lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
2. to talk about sb's weak point

Character Breakdown

哪
nǎ
which? where? how?
HSK 1 9 丶
壶
hú
jar, pot, jug, vase; surname
HSK 5 10 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
开
kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
HSK 1 4 丶
提
tí
to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
HSK 3 12 丶
哪
nǎ
which? where? how?
HSK 1 9 丶
壶
hú
jar, pot, jug, vase; surname
HSK 5 10 丶

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