初
刻
拍
案
惊
奇
C
h
ū
k
è
P
ā
i
à
n
J
ī
n
g
q
í
Components
初
chū
–
at first
刻
kè
–
quarter (hour)
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
–
to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!