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Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「拍案叫絕」. Learn its usage below.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「拍案叫絕」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

Clap your hands and cheer. Describes great appreciation.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

pāi àn jiào jué

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

paak3 on3 giu3 jyut6

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