開口一番
かいこういちばん
kaikouichiban
JMdict entry #1202650
- adverb (fukushi) yojijukugo at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
会議の席で常務は、開口一番何を言ったと思う。大規模なリストラ計画を発表したんだよな。
kaigi no seki de joumu ha 、 kaikou ichiban nan wo ixtsu ta to omou 。 dai kibo na risutora keikaku wo happyou shi ta n da yo na 。
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.
Xbox 360については「いいハードです」と開口一番切り出した。
xbox 360 ni tsui te ha 「 ii haado desu 」 to kaikou ichiban kiridashi ta 。
On the Xbox 360 the very first thing he said was "good hardware."