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二刻拍案惊奇

ÈrkèPāiànJīngqí

Traditional: 二刻拍案驚奇

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>]]

Noun

Character Breakdown

二
èr
two; twice
HSK 1
刻
kè
to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment
HSK 3
拍
pāi
to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm
HSK 5
案
àn
file, legal case; bench, table
HSK 4
惊
jīng
to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
HSK 4
奇
qí
strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult
HSK 3

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