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Definitions
- 1. lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)
- 2. fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc
Words Containing 拍案
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[líng méng chū]
lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[líng méng chū]
to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!