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拍案

pāi àn
lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc) fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc
拍案惊奇 Trad. 拍案驚奇

pāi àn jīng qí
to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful! amazing!
拍案叫绝 Trad. 拍案叫絕

pāi àn jiào jué
lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful! amazing! great!
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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 unable to take it any more
初刻拍案惊奇 Trad. 初刻拍案驚奇

chū kè pāi àn jīng qí
Slap the table in amazement, Part I first of two books of stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌蒙初
二刻拍案惊奇 Trad. 二刻拍案驚奇

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[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
初刻拍案惊奇 Trad. 初刻拍案驚奇

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[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]