created sense approved 拍案 · pāi'àn · to slap the table — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
拍案
pāi'àn
to slap the table
To strike the table in a fit of strong emotion such as anger, amazement, or admiration; often used figuratively to describe something as astonishing or wonderful
拍, 案
拍 (literal) → 拍 · pāi · to pat 案 (literal) → 案 · àn · desk
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition