flatter; brown-nose; suck up
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to flatter; to curry favor; to brown-nose
informalColloquial, often used humorously or pejoratively to describe insincere praise given to gain favor.
Tā他
wèi为
le了
shēng升
zhí职
，
zhěng整
tiān天
gěi给
lǎo老
bǎn板
pāi拍
mǎ马
pì屁
。
He flatters the boss all day long to get a promotion.
Bié别
pāi拍
mǎ马
pì屁
le了
，
wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
zhè这
bào报
gào告
xiě写
de得
bù不
hǎo好
。
Stop buttering me up; I know this report isn't well written.
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Tā他
jiù就
xǐ喜
huan欢
tīng听
rén人
pāi拍
mǎ马
pì屁
。
He just loves it when people flatter him.
Guāng光
huì会
pāi拍
mǎ马
pì屁
méi没
yòng用
，
děi得
yǒu有
zhēn真
běn本
shì事
。
Just being good at brown-nosing is useless; you need real skills.
Zhè这
bù不
shì是
tí提
jiàn建
yì议
，
chún纯
cuì粹
shì是
pāi拍
mǎ马
pì屁
。
This isn't giving advice; it's pure flattery.