| 吹牛拍马 |
chuī niú pāi mǎ |
to resort to bragging and flattering |
| 吹 |
chuī |
to blow / to play a wind instrument / to blast / to puff / to boast / to brag / to end in failure / to fall through |
| 吹牛 |
chuī niú |
to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) |
| 牛 |
Niú |
surname Niu |
| 牛 |
niú |
ox / cow / bull / CL:条,头 / newton (abbr. for 牛顿) / (slang) awesome |
| 拍 |
pāi |
to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music) |
| 拍马 |
pāi mǎ |
to urge on a horse by patting its bottom / fig. to encourage / same as 拍马屁, to flatter or toady |
| 马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |