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拍马屁

pāi mǎ pìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to flatter / to fawn on / to butter sb up / toadying / bootlicking
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-cce30992622205bb. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

拍馬屁 拍马屁 [pai1 ma3 pi4] /to flatter/to fawn on/to butter sb up/toadying/bootlicking/

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Other forms in these source records: 拍馬屁

  • 拍
    pāi

    to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music)

  • 马
    mǎ

    horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

  • 屁
    pì

    fart / flatulence / nonsense / (usu. in the negative) what / (not) a damn thing

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.