"危機一髪" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [kʲikʲi ip̚pa̠t͡sɨᵝ] Forms: 危機一髪 [canonical] (ruby: (), (), (いっ), (ぱつ)), kiki ippatsu [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 危機 (kiki, “crisis”) + 一髪 (ippatsu, “one hair”), where 一髪 (ippatsu) is in reference to the Chinese expression 千鈞一髮/千钧一发 (qiānjūnyīfà), alluding to a 15,000-kilogram weight suspended by a single strand of hair. First attested in 1902. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|危機|一髪|t1=crisis|t2=one hair|tr1=kiki|tr2=ippatsu}} 危機 (kiki, “crisis”) + 一髪 (ippatsu, “one hair”), {{cog|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{ja-noun|きき いっぱつ}} 危(き)機(き)一(いっ)髪(ぱつ) • (kiki ippatsu)
  1. imminent danger, a close call: a situation where danger is so high that the tiniest mistake could result in failure Wikipedia link: Daijisen#Online_search_engines

Download JSON data for 危機一髪 meaning in All languages combined (2.5kB)

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