80001297-a 'to describe something or someone which has so much power and arrogance, that none dares approach (wangwenjie)';
 
汉语 炙手可热
Definitions
汉语
指势力权威大、气焰盛得使人不敢接近 (wangwenjie)
英语
to describe something or someone which has so much power and arrogance, that none dares approach (wangwenjie)
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Similar to: daunting
Domain–Usage: Chinese four-character idiom
Semantic Field: unknown
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wangwenjie (2016-02-02 08:07:52)

Note: In the various dictionaries, this Chengyu is used to describe something which has great power, to the extent that no one dares approach it. The use of something being "popular" or "coveted" appears to be a mis-use (http://baike.baidu.com/view/76726.htm). It is used in this mannger in YourSing [sid:100876] How popular is this "wrong" usage?
 

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