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一发

yī fā

2-character word Traditional 一發

What 一发 means

1. (Japanese mahjong) to complete one's hand within a single turn after declaring riichi (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 一発 "ippatsu")

The characters in 一发

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue

Words starting with 一发

• 一发不可收拾yī fā bù kě shōu shionce it gets started there's no stopping it
• 一发而不可收yī fā ér bù kě shōuto be impossible to stop once started

Words containing 一发

• 千钧一发qiān jūn yī fà(lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); (fig.) (at the) critical…
• 统一发票tǒng yī fā piàouniform invoice, a standardized government-issued invoice used in Taiwan for recording…
• 在千钧一发之际zài qiān jūn yī fà zhī jìat the critical moment; in the nick of time
• 牵一发而动全身qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēnlit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)…