拍案而起 — Chinese idiom
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
Meaning
- to slam the table and rise to one's feet in indignation
Character by character
- 拍pāito clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, r
- 案ànfile, legal case; bench, table
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 起qǐto begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
Idioms sharing a character
- 一拍即合 yī pāi jí hé
- 拍案叫绝 pāi àn jiào jué
- 拍案惊奇 pāi àn jīng qí
- 溜须拍马 liū xū pāi mǎ
- 堆案盈几 duī àn yíng jī
- 案兵束甲 àn bīng shù jiǎ
- 案甲休兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng
- 举案齐眉 jǔ àn qí méi
- 一哄而散 yī hōng ér sàn
- 一扫而空 yī sǎo ér kōng
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