popular person or thing; hot commodity
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a popular person or thing; hot commodity; darling
colloquialOriginally referred to fragrant pastries (饽饽) in northern China. Now used metaphorically to describe someone or something that is highly sought after or in great demand, often implying that everyone wants it.
Yǒu有
jì技
shù术
de的
yuán员
gōng工
chéng成
le了
shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
de的
xiāng香
bō饽
bo饽
。
Skilled employees have become hot commodities in the job market.
Zhè这
xiǎo小
zi子
zhǎng长
de得
shuài帅
，
chéng成
jì绩
yòu又
hǎo好
，
shì是
xué学
xiào校
lǐ里
de的
xiāng香
bō饽
bo饽
。
This kid is good-looking and gets good grades—he's the darling of the school.
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Zài在
zhè这
gè个
jì季
jié节
，
cǎo草
méi莓
shì是
shuǐ水
guǒ果
shì市
chǎng场
de的
xiāng香
bō饽
bo饽
。
During this season, strawberries are the hot item in the fruit market.