二刻拍案惊奇

èr kè pāi àn jīng qí

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]

èr

two

quarter (hour)

pāi

to pat

àn

(legal) case

jīng

to startle

strange