馬屁拍在馬腿上

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mǎpì pāi zài mǎtuǐ shàng [Phonetic: mǎpìpāizàimátuǐshàng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄆㄧˋ ㄆㄞ ㄗㄞˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maapih pai tzay maatoei shanq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎpì pai zài mǎtuěi shàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pʰi⁵¹ pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ 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