拍案

pāi àn

Dictionary entry

lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)

What does 拍案 mean?

拍案 (pāi àn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)

2fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc

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拍pāito pat · to clap 案àn(legal) case · incident

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拍案

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