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炙手可热

zhì shǒu kě rè

4-character word Traditional 炙手可熱

What 炙手可热 means

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)

The characters in 炙手可热

• 炙zhìto broil; to roast
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
• 热rèto warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather)