马屁精 — “A sycophant”
马屁精 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a sycophant”. An obsequious flatterer; an apple polisher.
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马屁精 Pronunciation and Pinyin
马屁精 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 马屁精
他是个马屁精，总是想方设法讨好上级，希望能得到提拔。
He is a sycophant, always trying to please his superiors, hoping for a promotion.
Idioms Related to 马屁精
More idioms starting with 马
- mǎ马shàng上gōng功chéng成achieve success quickly, often by military conquest
- mǎ马shàng上qiáng墙tóu头a romantic rendezvous spot
- mǎ马shàng上dé得tiān天xià下win an empire on horseback
- mǎ马shàng上fáng房zi子overtly agree, covertly oppose
- mǎ马shàng上kàn看huā花to observe things superficially
- mǎ马bù不tíng停tí蹄advancing tirelessly without stopping
- mǎ马bù不jiě解ān鞍to work without rest
- mǎ马zhōng中guān关wǔ五typographical or scribal errors
- mǎ马yǎng仰rén人fān翻utter chaos and confusion
- mǎ马rù入huà华shān山universal peace and tranquility
- mǎ马dào到gōng功chéng成achieve instant success
- mǎ马dào到chéng成gōng功instant success
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Open the tool →Questions about 马屁精
What does 马屁精 mean?
马屁精 (mǎ pì jīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a sycophant”.
How do you pronounce 马屁精?
马屁精 is pronounced mǎ pì jīng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 马屁精?
阿谀奉迎的人，拍马者