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炙手可熱

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Chinese

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broilhand; convenient; ‑er
can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 
heat; to heat up; fervent
heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up
 
trad.(炙手可熱)
simp.(炙手可热)
Literally: “burn your hand, feel the heat”.

Etymology

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From a poem byDu Fu:

炙手可熱絕倫近前丞相[Classical Chinese,trad.]
炙手可热绝伦近前丞相[Classical Chinese,simp.]
From:Tang dynasty,Du Fu,Fair Ladies: A Ballad (《麗人行》), translation byStephen Owen,The Poetry of Du Fu
Note: This is a satire of the ministerYang Guozhong on the occasion of a visit, when he was accompanied by his favourite Lady Yang (Yang Guifei), and her two sisters.
Zhìshǒukěrè shì juélún, shèn mò jìnqián chéngxiàng chēn.[Pinyin]
Heat that can burn the hands, power beyond all measure―
Take care not to come close before the Minister's angry glare!

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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炙手可熱

  1. arrogance of thepowerful; amightyfigure no-onedaresapproach
  2. (neologism)popular;hot;selling like hotcakes
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