- lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom)
- fig. arrogance of the powerful
- a mighty figure no-one dares approach
- hot (exciting or in favor)
Characters
- 炙 (炙): to broil; to roast
- 手 (手): hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- 可 (可): (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
- 热 (熱): to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent
Resources
- Wiktionary: 炙手可热
- MDBG: 炙手可热
- Examples with 炙手可热 on Tatoeba
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