- 一触即发
- yíchùjífāmay break out at any moment; be on the verge of breaking out* * *on the verge of breaking out* * *on the verge of breaking out* * *yī chù jí fāadv. on the vergeyī chù jí fācould happen at any moment* * *yi1 chu4 ji2 fa1could happen at any moment, on the verge* * *一触即发yī chù jí fābe triggered at any moment; an explosive point (situation); be on the verge of breaking out; be touch-and-go (touch and go); imminent; may break out at any moment; ready to be set off at a touch:武装冲突有一触即发之势。 Armed conflict may break out at any moment.* * *一觸即發|一触即发 [yī chù jí fā] ► could happen at any moment ► on the verge
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.