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炙手可热

zhì shǒu kě rè phrase C2

Traditional: 炙手可熱

  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)
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