一觸即發

See also: 一触即発 and 一触即发

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	knock against; touch; to feel	namely; right away; to approach namely; right away; to approach; to draw near	to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
trad. (一觸即發)		一	觸	即	發
simp. (一触即发)		一	触	即	发

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīchùjífā

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ zuk¹ zik¹ faat³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): it-chhiok-chek-hoat / it-chhiok-chit-hoat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīchùjífā [Phonetic: yíchùjífā]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yichùjífa
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chʻu⁴-chi²-fa¹
    • Yale: yī-chù-jí-fā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ichuhjyifa
    • Palladius: ичуцзифа (ičuczifa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ fä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ zuk¹ zik¹ faat³
    • Yale: yāt jūk jīk faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dzuk⁷ dzik⁷ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ zug¹ jig¹ fad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵ faːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-chhiok-chek-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: it-tshiok-tsik-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itchiokzekhoad
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ huat̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ huat̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-chhiok-chit-hoat
    • Tâi-lô: it-tshiok-tsit-huat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itchiokcithoad
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ huat̚⁵/

Idiom

一觸即發

1. could break out or flare up at any time (of a situation); on the verge of crisis; in a tense and volatile situation