拍案驚奇

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): ㄆㄞ ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): paak³ on³ ging¹ kei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: pāi'ànjīngqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄞ ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ
    • 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

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