拍案而起

Traditional form:

拍案而起

Pinyin (reading):

pāi'àn'érqǐ

Definitions:

• lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
• unable to take it any more

Characters:

• 拍 - to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm
• 案 - file, legal case; bench, table
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up

Traditional characters:

• 拍 - to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm
• 案 - file, legal case; bench, table
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up