拍案而起
pāi’àn-érqǐ
to slam the table and stand up (in anger)
Every meaning
pāi’àn-érqǐ
- to slam the table and stand up (in anger)
Its characters
- 拍pāito pat; to clap; to slap
- 案àncase; legal case (as in 案件)
- 而érand; and yet; but
- 起qǐto rise; to get up
Words with 拍
Words with 案
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.