| 炙手可热 |
zhì shǒu kě rè |
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) |
| 炙 |
zhì |
to broil / to roast |
| 手 |
shǒu |
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:双,只 |
| 可 |
kě |
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however |
| 可 |
kè |
used in 可汗 |
| 热 |
rè |
to warm up / to heat up / hot (of weather) / heat / fervent |