拍马屁 — “To flatter excessively”
拍马屁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to flatter excessively”. To fawn upon someone; to curry favor. Literally, “pat a horse's backside”.
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拍马屁 Pronunciation and Pinyin
拍马屁 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 拍马屁
小张总是喜欢在领导面前拍马屁，希望能得到一些额外的机会。
Xiao Zhang always likes to flatter the leaders, hoping to get some extra opportunities.
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Synonyms of 拍马屁
More idioms starting with 拍
- pāi拍shǒu手jiào叫hǎo好clap and cheer enthusiastically
- pāi拍shǒu手pāi拍jiǎo脚clap hands and stamp feet in delight
- pāi拍shǒu手chēng称kuài快clap and cheer with satisfaction
- pāi拍zhǎng掌chēng称kuài快clap with delight at a wrong righted
- pāi拍bǎn板chéng成jiāo交clinch a deal
- pāi拍àn案jiào叫jué绝thump table and shout bravo
- pāi拍àn案jīng惊qí奇strike table in wonder
- pāi拍àn案chēng称qí奇pound table in astonishment
- pāi拍àn案ér而qǐ起pound table, rise in indignation
- pāi拍xiōng胸pú脯guarantee confidently or take responsibility
- pāi拍mǎ马liū溜xū须to flatter excessively
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What does 拍马屁 mean?
拍马屁 (pāi mǎ pì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to flatter excessively”.
How do you pronounce 拍马屁?
拍马屁 is pronounced pāi mǎ pì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 拍马屁 literally mean?
Literally, 拍马屁 means “pat a horse's backside”. It is used to mean “to flatter excessively”.
What is the Chinese definition of 拍马屁?
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