拍案驚奇

Chinese

		to pound the table	surprised; astonished; amazed surprised; astonished; amazed; shocked
trad. (拍案驚奇)		拍案	驚奇
simp. (拍案惊奇)		拍案	惊奇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pāi'ànjīngqí

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄞㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄑㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paak³ on³ ging¹ kei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: pāi'ànjīngqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄞㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄑㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paiannjingchyi
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: paak³ on³ ging¹ kei⁴
  - Yale: paak on gīng kèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paak⁸ on³ ging¹ kei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: pag³ on³ ging¹ kéi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰäːk̚³ ɔːn³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

Idiom

拍案驚奇

(figuratively) to be surprised by the excellence (of something)

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