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拍案惊奇
拍案驚奇
pāiànjīngqí
1. to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
2. amazing!

Character Breakdown

拍
pāi
to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm
HSK 5 8 丶
案
àn
file, legal case; bench, table
HSK 4 10 丶
惊
jīng
to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
HSK 4 11 丶
奇
qí
strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (2)

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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Chinese