拍案叫绝 — “To express great admiration or applause by thumping the table”
拍案叫绝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to express great admiration or applause by thumping the table”. Literally, “Thump the table and shout 'bravo'/'excellent'”.
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拍案叫绝 Pronunciation and Pinyin
拍案叫绝 Character Breakdown
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他听完这个精彩的演讲，不禁拍案叫绝。
After listening to the wonderful speech, he couldn't help but thump the table in admiration.
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- pāi拍shǒu手jiào叫hǎo好clap and cheer enthusiastically
- pāi拍shǒu手pāi拍jiǎo脚clap hands and stamp feet in delight
- 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 拍案叫绝 mean?
拍案叫绝 (pāi àn jiào jué) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to express great admiration or applause by thumping the table”.
How do you pronounce 拍案叫绝?
拍案叫绝 is pronounced pāi àn jiào jué in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 拍案叫绝 literally mean?
Literally, 拍案叫绝 means “Thump the table and shout 'bravo'/'excellent'”. It is used to mean “to express great admiration or applause by thumping the table”.
What is the Chinese definition of 拍案叫绝?
拍桌子叫好。形容非常赞赏。