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拍案驚奇

简 拍案惊奇 · 繁 拍案驚奇
Mandarin · pinyin pāi àn jīng qí

Meanings

  1. to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
  2. amazing!
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Characters in this entry

拍
pāi · clap, tap, beat; beat or rhythm
案
àn · table, bench; legal case
驚
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奇
qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
惊
jīng · frighten, surprise, startle
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Mandarin tones

1–4–1–2 · pai1 an4 jing1 qi2

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paak3 on3 ging1 kei4

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phrase

  1. (figurative) to be surprised by the excellence (of something)

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