“炙手可热”本来形容的是？
What did 炙手可热 (“so hot it burns your hand”) originally describe?
全球翻车率（内测预估）
✓权势极大，让人不敢靠近
quán shì jí dà，ràng rén bù gǎn kào jìn · so powerful that nobody dares go near
B天气炎热
tiān qì yán rè · the weather is hot
C刚出锅的食物
gāng chū guō de shí wù · food straight out of the pan
D商品抢手很受欢迎
shāng pǐn qiǎng shǒu hěn shòu huān yíng · the goods are in hot demand
杜甫写的是杨国忠权倾朝野、烫手勿近。现在拿来夸“畅销”，杜甫听了想改行。
Du Fu coined it for a minister whose power was too scorching to approach — it's about intimidating clout, not bestselling popularity. Modern usage makes poets weep.