JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
<select>
  <option value="1">1</option>
  <option value="2">2</option>
  <option value="3">3</option>
</select>

JavaScript

$('select').click(function() {
  if ($(this).attr("data-click") == 1) {
    var option = $(this).find('option:selected').val();
    alert(option);
    $(this).attr("data-click", 0);
  } else {
    $(this).attr("data-click", 1);
  }
});

$('select').focusout(function() {
  $(this).attr("data-click", 0);
});