上了膛的子弹,一触即发 上了膛的子彈,一觸即發 上了膛的子彈,一觸即發

a bullet already loaded in the chamber: it fires at a touch

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning
A situation so tense that the slightest provocation will set off serious trouble.
Simplified
上了膛的子弹,一触即发
Traditional (Taiwan)
上了膛的子彈,一觸即發
Pinyin
shàng le táng de zǐdàn, yíchùjífā
Bopomofo
ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄊㄤˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄗˇ ㄉㄢˋ,ㄧˊ ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄚ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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