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一触即发

yī chù jí fā

4-character word Traditional 一觸即發

What 一触即发 means

1. could happen at any moment
2. on the verge

The characters in 一触即发

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 触chùto touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions
• 即jínamely; that is; i.e.
• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue

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