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炙手可热

zhì shǒu kě rè

Definitions

  • •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)

Child Words of 炙手可热

热
rè
炙
zhì
手
shǒu
可
kě