pāi mǎ pì
to flatter
to fawn on
to butter sb up
toadying
boot-licking
pāi mǎ
to urge on a horse by patting its bottom
fig. to encourage
same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady
liū xū pāi mǎ
to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
to toady
boot-licking
chuī niú pāi mǎ
to resort to bragging and flattering