拍马屁 in English pai1 ma3 pi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to flatter
  • to fawn on
  • to butter somebody up
  • toadying
  • bootlicking

Simplified Characters

拍 马 屁

Traditional Characters

拍 馬 屁

Pinyin

pai1 ma3 pi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

拍pai1to pat 马ma3surname Ma 屁pi4fart