Read Edit View history 一触即发 yīchùjífā on the verge Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一触即发 一觸即發 yīchùjífā 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 Frequency Movie subtitles 1.73 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.50 per million Cross-References Synonym 剑拔弩张 jiànbánǔzhāng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
一触即发 一觸即發 yīchùjífā 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 Frequency Movie subtitles 1.73 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.50 per million Cross-References Synonym 剑拔弩张 jiànbánǔzhāng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)