我 說 吃 辣 的 人 越 來 越 少 ﹐ 要 約 一 班 人 去 吃 麻辣 火 鍋 ﹐ 這 問 題 相 當 辣 手 。 朋 友 說 ﹐ 不 是 辣 手﹐ 是 棘 手 。 我 不 服 氣 ﹐ 去 查 大 字 典 ﹐ 字 典 說 ﹐辣 手 ﹐ 指 辦 事 剛 猛 的 人 ﹐ 指 毒 辣 的 手 段 ﹐ 指 能手 或 老 手 ﹐ 也 指 棘 手 。 朋 友 說 ﹐ 最 後 一 解 也 許是 積 非 成 是 收 進 字 典 裡 的 。 事 實 如 何 ﹖ 真 是 辣手 呢 ﹗ 

          其 實 ﹐ 真 正 的 辣 手 ﹐ 是 剛 切 完 指 天 椒 的 手 ﹐那 隻 手 ﹐ 熱 騰 騰 ﹐ 辣 忽 忽 ﹐ 是 名 副 其 實 的 辣 手一 隻 。 

          廣 東 人 說 人 污 穢 叫 辣 撻 ﹐ 字 典 解 辣 撻 是 光 焰貌 ﹐ 不 知 是 不 是 那 人 的 污 穢 ﹐ 已 到 了 油 亮 發 光的 境 地 ﹖ 

          最 難 理 解 的 辣 ﹐ 是 嚴 復 《 救 之 決 論 》 說 的 ﹕「 其 所 學 之 拉 體 諾 ﹐ 即 今 之 辣 丁 文 ﹐ 西 學 文 字之 祖 也 。 」 辣 丁 ﹐ 原 來 是 拉 丁 ﹐ 不 是 辣 椒 丁 。而 辣 王 ﹐ 指 的 是 蘿 蔔 。 辣 這 個 字 ﹐ 真 夠 辣 了 。