拍案叫绝

Traditional: 拍案叫絕

pāi àn jiào jué

Dictionary entry

lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!

What does 拍案叫绝 mean?

拍案叫绝 (pāi àn jiào jué) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!

2amazing!

3great!

Character breakdown

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拍pāito pat · to clap 案àn(legal) case · incident 叫jiàoto shout · to call 绝juéto cut short · extinct

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How to pronounce 拍案叫绝

拍案叫绝

pāi àn jiào jué

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