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拍案而起

pāi àn ér qǐ

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Definitions

1. lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
2. unable to take it any more

Child Words of 拍案而起

and

(legal) case

lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)

to pat