初刻拍案惊奇 in English Chu1 ke4 Pai1 an4 Jing1 qi2 Meaning

Meanings

  • Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]

Simplified Characters

初 刻 拍 案 惊 奇

Traditional Characters

初 刻 拍 案 驚 奇

Pinyin

Chu1 ke4 Pai1 an4 Jing1 qi2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

初chu1at first 刻ke4quarter (hour) 拍pai1to pat 案an4(legal) case 惊jing1to startle 奇qi2odd (number)