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一觸即發

简一触即发 · 繁一觸即發

Mandarin · pinyin yī chù jí fā

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1–4–2–1 · yi1 chu4 ji2 fa1

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jat1 cuk1 zik1 faat3 · jat1 zuk1 zik1 faat3

Cantonese word readings for 一觸即發. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

jat1 zuk1 zik1 faat3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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