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拍案
pāiàn
1.
lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)
2.
fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc
Uncommon • Top 53%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (5)
拍案叫绝
pāiànjiàojué
lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
拍案而起
pāiànérqǐ
lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
拍案惊奇
pāiànjīngqí
to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
二刻拍案惊奇
ÈrkèPāiànJīngqí
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<LíngMéngchū>]]
初刻拍案惊奇
ChūkèPāiànJīngqí
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<LíngMéngchū>]]
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- Category
- Chinese
- Word Frequency Rank
- 44,925 of 84,292