開口一番
Reading
Kana:
かいこういちばん
Romaji:
kaikouichiban
Definition
1
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
Note:
yojijukugo
Example Sentences
Xbox360については「いいハードです」と開口 一 番 切 り出 した。
➥On the Xbox 360 the very first thing he said was "good hardware."
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➥Guess what the managing director started off the meeting by saying. The first thing out of his mouth was an announcement of some major restructuring.
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