拍案

pāi àn

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Definitions

1. lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)
2. fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc

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Words Containing 拍案

• 二刻拍案惊奇 二刻拍案惊奇 èr kè pāi àn jīng qí: 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]
• 初刻拍案惊奇 初刻拍案惊奇 chū kè pāi àn jīng qí: 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]
• 拍案叫绝 拍案叫绝 pāi àn jiào jué: lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
• 拍案而起 拍案而起 pāi àn ér qǐ: lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
• 拍案惊奇 拍案惊奇 pāi àn jīng qí: to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!

Child Words of 拍案

• 拍 拍 pāi: to pat
• 案 案 àn: (legal) case