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拍手拍脚 — “To clap hands and stamp feet in extreme joy or excitement”

拍手拍脚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to clap hands and stamp feet in extreme joy or excitement”. To express delight boisterously. Literally, “Clap hands and stamp feet”.

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拍手拍脚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拍手拍脚 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拍
pāi8to hit, clap, or photograph
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
拍
pāi8to hit, clap, or photograph
脚
jiǎo11foot, leg, base

Example Sentence with 拍手拍脚

听到演出成功的好消息,大家高兴得拍手拍脚。
Hearing the good news of the successful performance, everyone clapped their hands and stamped their feet with joy.

Idioms Related to 拍手拍脚

Synonyms of 拍手拍脚

  • shǒu手wǔ舞zú足dǎo蹈dance with joy

More idioms starting with 拍

  • pāi拍shǒu手jiào叫hǎo好clap and cheer enthusiastically
  • pāi拍shǒu手chēng称kuài快clap and cheer with satisfaction
  • pāi拍zhǎng掌chēng称kuài快clap with delight at a wrong righted
  • pāi拍bǎn板chéng成jiāo交clinch a deal
  • pāi拍àn案jiào叫jué绝thump table and shout bravo
  • pāi拍àn案jīng惊qí奇strike table in wonder
  • pāi拍àn案chēng称qí奇pound table in astonishment
  • pāi拍àn案ér而qǐ起pound table, rise in indignation
  • pāi拍xiōng胸pú脯guarantee confidently or take responsibility
  • pāi拍mǎ马pì屁flatter excessively
  • pāi拍mǎ马liū溜xū须to flatter excessively

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What does 拍手拍脚 mean?

拍手拍脚 (pāi shǒu pāi jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to clap hands and stamp feet in extreme joy or excitement”.

How do you pronounce 拍手拍脚?

拍手拍脚 is pronounced pāi shǒu pāi jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 拍手拍脚 literally mean?

Literally, 拍手拍脚 means “Clap hands and stamp feet”. It is used to mean “to clap hands and stamp feet in extreme joy or excitement”.

What is the Chinese definition of 拍手拍脚?

形容人极其喜悦,兴奋时的动作

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