拍案驚奇
Chinese
| to pound the table | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (拍案驚奇) | 拍案 | 驚奇 | |
| simp. (拍案惊奇) | 拍案 | 惊奇 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pāi'ànjīngqí
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄞ ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pai-ànjingcí
- Wade–Giles: pʻai1-an4-ching1-chʻi2
- Yale: pāi-àn-jīng-chí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paiannjingchyi
- Palladius: пайаньцзинци (pajanʹczinci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: paak3 on3 ging1 kei4
- Yale: paak on gīng kèih
- Cantonese Pinyin: paak8 on3 ging1 kei4
- Guangdong Romanization: pag3 on3 ging1 kéi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰaːk̚³ ɔːn³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
拍案驚奇
- (figurative) to be surprised by the excellence (of something)