拍案

pāiàn
  1. lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)
  2. fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc

CEDICT

用手拍桌子。是一種情緒激動的表現。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

拍案 pāi'àn

Entry Composition

1 拍 pāi
  1. to pat
  2. to clap
  3. to slap
  4. to swat
  5. to take (a photo)
  6. to shoot (a film)
  7. racket (sports)
  8. beat (music)
2 案 àn
  1. (legal) case
  2. incident
  3. record
  4. file
  5. table

Containing this entry

拍案叫絕 pāiànjiàojué
  1. lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
  2. amazing!
  3. great!
拍案而起 pāiànérqǐ (idiom) to slam the table and rise to one's feet in indignation
拍案驚奇 pāiànjīngqí
  1. to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
  2. amazing!
拍案驚奇 pāi'ànjīngqí
拍案叫絕 pāi'ànjiàojué