WordTaiwan frequency #27,367
炙手可熱
ㄓˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄖㄜˋ
“Too hot to approach; describes someone with great power and influence whose authority is intimidating.”
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炙
ㄓˋ
To broil or roast; to toast; to cauterize; to be influenced or educated; cooked meat for roasting.
手
ㄕㄡˇ
Hand; person skilled in a certain type of work; person engaged in certain work; classifier for skill; personal; convenient.
可
ㄎㄜˇ
Able to; can; may; to permit; to approve; suitable; worth; but; however; certainly; very.
熱
ㄖㄜˋ
Hot; heat; fever; to heat up; to warm up; popular trend; enthusiasm; fervent; restless
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 可以ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇcan; may; to be able to; to be possible; not bad; pretty good
- 可能ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊpossible; might happen; maybe; perhaps; possibility; probability.
- 可是ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋbut; however; yet; indeed; could it be that; just happens to be
- 不可ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇcannot; must not; should not; impossible; not allowed.
- 手機ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧcell phone; mobile phone; handheld device for calling, messaging, and internet access.
- 不可能ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊimpossible; not possible; cannot happen or be done.
- 選手ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄡˇathlete; contestant; a person chosen to represent in a competition or match.
- 熱情ㄖㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊenthusiasm; passion; warm-hearted; cordial; passionate feeling; ardent emotion
- 對手ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇopponent; rival; competitor; a well-matched adversary; a person of comparable ability; a spouse or partner
- 可愛ㄎㄜˇ ㄞˋadorable; cute; lovely; endearing
- 手術ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋsurgery; a medical procedure in which a doctor cuts into a patient's body to treat disease or injury; operation.
- 可惜ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧˊit is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately; to be regretted; (archaic or literary) to be cherished; to be treasured