拍马

pāi mǎ

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 拍马

chuī niú pāi mǎ

to resort to bragging and flattering

to flatter

flatterer

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

to pat

horse