一触即発

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
しょく
Grade: S
そく
Grade: S
はつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
一觸卽發 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Yojijukugo (四字熟語). Literally "with one touch and it will go"

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) っしょはつ [ìsshókú sókúhátsú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [iɕːo̞kɯ̟̊ so̞kɯ̟̊ha̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

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(いっ)(しょく)(そく)(はつ) (isshoku sokuhatsu

  1. (figurative) volatile, critical, dangerous, touch-and-go
    • 2017 March 6, “韓国メディアがクアラルンプールでひんしゅく [South Korean media frowned upon in Kuala Lumpur]”, in Sankei News[1]:
      ()(もと)のマレーシアと、(かん)(こく)からのメディアが、(しゅ)(ざい)の“()(ほう)”をめぐり、(いっ)(しょく)(そく)(はつ)()(たい)となっているのだ。(げん)()(きた)(ちょう)(せん)(たい)使()(かん)(まえ)は、(しゅ)(ざい)(たい)(しょう)(かん)()されたかのように“()(ほう)()(たい)()しており []
      Jimoto no Marēshia to, Kankoku kara no media ga, shuzai no “sahō” o meguri, isshoku sokuhatsu no jitai to natte iru no da. Genchi no Kita Chōsen taishikan mae wa, shuzai taishō ni kanka sareta ka no yō ni “muhō” chitai-ka shite ori []
      A volatile situation has developed between Malaysia and South Korean media surrounding “propriety” in news gathering. The area in front of the North Korean embassy has become a lawless zone, as if inspired by the topic of media coverage []

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN