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初刻拍案驚奇

简初刻拍案惊奇 · 繁初刻拍案驚奇

Mandarin · pinyin 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 Líng Méng chū

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初: chū · beginning, initial, primary
刻: kè · carve, engrave; quarter hour
拍: pāi · clap, tap, beat; beat or rhythm
案: àn · table, bench; legal case
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奇: qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
惊: jīng · frighten, surprise, startle

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1–4–1–4–1–2 · Chu1 ke4 Pai1 an4 Jing1 qi2

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