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溜鬚拍馬 (lau6 sou1 paak3 maa5) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

溜鬚拍馬 (lau6 sou1 paak3 maa5, 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

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 溜之大吉 (liu1 zi1 daai6 gat1) — leave for good (idiom)
• 溜光 (lau6 gwong1) — with nothing left; to be bare; to be very smooth; sleek
• 溜 (lau4) — to skate; to slide; to glide
• 溜 (lau6) — slippery; smooth; rapids; torrents
• 溜 (liu1) — to slip away; to escape in stealth; to sneak away; in; to slip off
• 溜 (lau1) — to slip away; to escape in stealth; to sneak away; in; to slip off

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