馬屁拍在馬腿上

Chinese
horse's backside; flattery; adulation
 
to clap; to pat; to beat
to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)
 
(located) at; in; exist
(located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
 horse; surname leg
 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
trad. (馬屁拍在馬腿上) 馬屁 拍 在 馬 腿 上
simp. (马屁拍在马腿上) 马屁 拍 在 马 腿 上

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): mǎpì pāi zài mǎtuǐ shàng
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄆㄧˋ ㄆㄞ ㄗㄞˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎpì pāi zài mǎtuǐ shàng [Phonetic: mǎpìpāizàimátuǐshàng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄆㄧˋ ㄆㄞ ㄗㄞˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎpì pai zài mǎtuěi shàng
      • Wade–Giles: ma3-pʻi4 pʻai1 tsai4 ma3-tʻui3 shang4
      • Yale: mǎ-pì pāi dzài mǎ-twěi shàng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maapih pai tzay maatoei shanq
      • Palladius: мапи пай цзай матуй шан (mapi paj czaj matuj šan)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi⁵¹ pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

馬屁拍在馬腿上

  1. to suck up in the wrong way; to flatter someone in a way that offends that person and embarrasses oneself

Synonyms
  • 馬屁拍在馬腳上／马屁拍在马脚上
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