溜须拍马

Traditional: 溜鬚拍馬

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Dictionary entry

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

What does 溜须拍马 mean?

溜须拍马 (liū xū pāi mǎ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants

2to toady

3boot-licking

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溜liūto slip away · to escape in stealth 须xūmust · to have to 拍pāito pat · to clap 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

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