一发
word C2- (Japanese mahjong) to complete one's hand within a single turn after declaring riichi (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 一発 "ippatsu")
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- 千钧一发 qiān jūn yī fà
- 牵一发而动全身 qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body...
- 统一发票 tǒng yī fā piào uniform invoice, a standardized government-issu...
- 一发而不可收 yī fā ér bù kě shōu to be impossible to stop once started
- 一发不可收拾 yī fā bù kě shōu shi once it gets started there's no stopping it
- 在千钧一发之际 zài qiān jūn yī fà zhī jì at the critical moment
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