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[いっ(一)·しょく(触)·そく(即)·はつ(発)]
isshokusokuhatsu
noun, no adjective

English Meaning(s) for 一触即発

noun, no adjective
  1. critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
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Meanings for each kanji in 一触即発

» one; one radical (no.1)
» contact; touch; feel; hit; proclaim; announce; conflict
» instant; namely; as is; conform; agree; adapt
» discharge; departure; publish; emit; start from; disclose; counter for gunshots

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Sample Sentences for 一触即発

Relations between the two countries have been strained to the breaking point.
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I was really nervous to see how they dealt with each other just now. I guess things were touch-and-go between them.
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Soviet and Western observers have warned that if the Muslim republics do not join the commonwealth, they may from a separate group, setting up a volatile ethnic and religious split.
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