| 拍马屁 |
pāi mǎ pì |
to flatter / to fawn on / to butter sb up / toadying / bootlicking |
| 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 |
| 马屁 |
mǎ pì |
horse hindquarters / flattery / boot-licking |
| 屁 |
pì |
fart / flatulence / nonsense / (usu. in the negative) what / (not) a damn thing |