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溜须拍马

liū xū pāi mǎ
Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
  2. 2. to toady
  3. 3. boot-licking

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Child Words of 溜须拍马

拍
pāi

to pat

溜
liū

to slip away

须
xū

must

马
mǎ

horse

拍马
pāi mǎ

to urge on a horse by patting its bottom

溜
liù

smooth; skillful (colloquial usage)