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炙手可熱
  zek3 sau2 ho2 jit6   jyutping
  zhi4 shou3 ke3 re4   pinyin
But generally refers to a person who is extremely powerful and arrogant.

lit. roast your hand, and feel the heat

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
炙手可熱 / 炙手可热

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Characters in this word:

 zek3  -  roasted meat
 sau2  -  hand
 ho2 hak1  -  can; approve; need; but
 jit6  -  hot
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