一触即发
yíchù-jífāTraditional 一觸即發
on the verge of breaking out; explosive (situation)
Every meaning
yīchù-jífā
- on the verge of breaking out; explosive (situation)
Its characters
- 一yīone
- 触chùto touch; to contact
- 即jínamely; that is
- 发fāto send; to issue
Words with 一
Words with 触
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.