pāi

common
informal

Meaning of 拍马屁

拍马屁 means to flatter; to curry favor; to brown-nose. Pronounced pāi mǎ pì.

  • to flatter; to curry favor; to brown-nose

Definitions & Examples

wèi
le
shēng
zhí
 
zhěng
tiān
gěi
lǎo
bǎn
pāi
 

He flatters the boss all day long to get a promotion.

Bié
pāi
le
 
zhī
dào
zhè
bào
gào
xiě
de
hǎo
 

Stop buttering me up; I know this report isn't well written.

jiù
huan
tīng
rén
pāi
 

He just loves it when people flatter him.

Guāng
huì
pāi
méi
yòng
 
děi
yǒu
zhēn
běn
shì
 

Just being good at brown-nosing is useless; you need real skills.

Zhè
shì
jiàn
 
chún
cuì
shì
pāi
 

This isn't giving advice; it's pure flattery.