拍案叫绝
pāi’àn-jiàojuéTraditional 拍案叫絕
to slap the table in admiration
Every meaning
pāi’àn-jiàojué
- to slap the table in admiration
Its characters
- 拍pāito pat; to clap; to slap
- 案àncase; legal case (as in 案件)
- 叫jiàoto call; to shout
- 绝juéto cut off; to sever
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Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.