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一触即発

See also: 一觸即發 and 一触即发

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
一 触 即 発
いち > いっ
Grade: 1 		しょく
Grade: S 		そく
Grade: S 		はつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
一觸卽發 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Yojijukugo (四字熟語). Literally "with one touch and it will go"

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) いっしょくそくはつ [ìsshókú sókúhátsú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [iɕːo̞kɯ̟̊ so̞kɯ̟̊ha̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

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一(いっ)触(しょく)即(そく)発(はつ) • (isshoku sokuhatsu) 

  1. (figurative) volatile, critical, dangerous, touch-and-go
    • 2017 March 6, “韓国メディアがクアラルンプールでひんしゅく [South Korean media frowned upon in Kuala Lumpur]”, in Sankei News‎[1]:
      地(じ)元(もと)のマレーシアと、韓(かん)国(こく)からのメディアが、取(しゅ)材(ざい)の“作(さ)法(ほう)”をめぐり、一(いっ)触(しょく)即(そく)発(はつ)の事(じ)態(たい)となっているのだ。現(げん)地(ち)の北(きた)朝(ちょう)鮮(せん)大(たい)使(し)館(かん)前(まえ)は、取(しゅ)材(ざい)対(たい)象(しょう)に感(かん)化(か)されたかのように“無(む)法(ほう)”地(ち)帯(たい)化(か)しており […]
      Jimoto no Marēshia to, Kankoku kara no media ga, shuzai no “sahō” o meguri, isshoku sokuhatsu no jitai to natte iru no da. Genchi no Kita Chōsen taishikan mae wa, shuzai taishō ni kanka sareta ka no yō ni “muhō” chitai-ka shite ori […]
      A volatile situation has developed between Malaysia and South Korean media surrounding “propriety” in news gathering. The area in front of the North Korean embassy has become a lawless zone, as if inspired by the topic of media coverage […]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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