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拍马

pāi mǎ
Rare

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Definitions

  1. 1. to urge on a horse by patting its bottom
  2. 2. fig. to encourage
  3. 3. same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady

Words Containing 拍马

吹牛拍马
chuī niú pāi mǎ

to resort to bragging and flattering

拍马屁
pāi mǎ pì

to flatter

拍马者
pāi mǎ zhě

flatterer

溜须拍马
liū xū pāi mǎ

to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants

Child Words of 拍马

拍
pāi

to pat

马
mǎ

horse