拍马 in English pai1 ma3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to urge on a horse by patting its bottom
  • metaphorically to encourage
  • same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady

Simplified Characters

拍 马

Traditional Characters

拍 馬

Pinyin

pai1 ma3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

拍pai1to pat 马ma3surname Ma