一触即发
yī​chù​jí​fā

on the verge

  • created sense approved 一触即发/一觸即發 · yī​chù​jí​fā · on the verge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一触即发 / 一觸即發

    yī​chù​jí​fā

    on the verge

    could happen at any moment; describes a situation that is so tense it is about to explode or reach a crisis point

    yí​chù​jí​fā

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [as soon as] 触 (literal) → 触/觸 · chù · to touch 即 (literal) → 即 · jí · immediately 发 (literal) → 发/發 · fā · to happen

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense