二刻拍案驚奇 èr kè pāi àn jīng qí

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

二 èr
HSK 1
two; twice
刻 kè
HSK 3
carve, engrave; quarter hour
拍 pāi
HSK 5
clap, tap, beat; beat or rhythm
案 àn
HSK 4
table, bench; legal case
驚 jīng frighten, surprise, startle
奇 qí
HSK 3
strange, unusual, uncanny, occult