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炙手可热
zhì shǒu kě rè
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Definitions
- 1. lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom)
- 2. fig. arrogance of the powerful
- 3. a mighty figure no-one dares approach
- 4. hot (exciting or in favor)