Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 17, 2006 09:37
17 yrs ago
Chinese term
anastasia t (X)
炙手可熱
Chinese to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
公立職業訓練結業的學員,
往往成為企業界炙手可熱的人才,而私立訓練機構結業的學員,技術程度參差不齊
Please help me to think of a translation that does not depart from the meaning of the term, yet will not sound too big for graduates of vocational training institutions. Thanks in advance.
往往成為企業界炙手可熱的人才,而私立訓練機構結業的學員,技術程度參差不齊
Please help me to think of a translation that does not depart from the meaning of the term, yet will not sound too big for graduates of vocational training institutions. Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | very much demanded |
IC --
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| 4 +2 | popular demand/popular |
Denyce Seow
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| 3 +1 | in hot demand |
Naikei Wong
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| 4 | hot/ red-hot |
Ray Luo
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| 3 +1 | most sought after |
Justin Lai
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Proposed translations
+1
8 mins
Selected
very much demanded
very much demanded
炙手可熱
zhi shou ke re
ㄓˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄖㄜˋ
1.burning to the touch
2.(of influential officials) powerful and arrogant
炙手可熱
zhi shou ke re
ㄓˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄖㄜˋ
1.burning to the touch
2.(of influential officials) powerful and arrogant
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
1 hr
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Danke!! Gracias!!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank everybody! "
+1
9 mins
Naikei Wong
Native in Chinese
&
English
Works in field
Best quality to match best science
Native in: English 
, Chinese
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, Japanese to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
36
in hot demand
A plain version:
Current EventsProfessional garment Exhibition combines local and international trends (photo attached)[2006-04-01]. •, Wedding professionals in hot demand (photo ...
dynamic.beijing-2008.org/.../column_en_style_ list.jsp?ENTITYID=212012324&Dynamic=yes&startIndex=10 - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
Lundian.com | ComputerMainland professionals in hot demand at US firms ... ASSOCIATED PRESS in New York (2001-3-16); Asia cure for IT woe ... Associated Press (2001-3-14) ...
www.lundian.com/forum/guide.shtml?p=10004& l=english&s=1&v=guide - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
Graduates in Demand... of energy and materials around the world coupled with an engineer-hiring drought over the past two decades has put our graduates in hot demand. ...
www.egee.psu.edu/graduates_in_demand.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-17 10:45:07 GMT)
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"In hottest demand":
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct...
Current EventsProfessional garment Exhibition combines local and international trends (photo attached)[2006-04-01]. •, Wedding professionals in hot demand (photo ...
dynamic.beijing-2008.org/.../column_en_style_ list.jsp?ENTITYID=212012324&Dynamic=yes&startIndex=10 - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
Lundian.com | ComputerMainland professionals in hot demand at US firms ... ASSOCIATED PRESS in New York (2001-3-16); Asia cure for IT woe ... Associated Press (2001-3-14) ...
www.lundian.com/forum/guide.shtml?p=10004& l=english&s=1&v=guide - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
Graduates in Demand... of energy and materials around the world coupled with an engineer-hiring drought over the past two decades has put our graduates in hot demand. ...
www.egee.psu.edu/graduates_in_demand.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-17 10:45:07 GMT)
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"In hottest demand":
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
1 hr
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Thank you Wenjer!
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+2
2 hrs
Denyce Seow
Singapore
Singapore
Native in English
Works in field
Singapore
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, Singaporean, UK) 
Works in: Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
16
popular demand/popular
How about "popular demand"? Simply using "popular" might work too.
7 hrs
hot/ red-hot
very popular or successful = hot
+1
17 mins
most sought after
most sought after
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Note added at 15 hrs (2006-05-18 01:27:01 GMT)
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or maybe "much sought-after" is more appropriate?
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Note added at 15 hrs (2006-05-18 01:27:01 GMT)
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or maybe "much sought-after" is more appropriate?
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