拍马屁 pāimǎpì to flatter Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 拍 pāi to flatter to fawn on; to flatter or butter someone up; short for 拍马屁 pāimǎpì马 馬 mǎ noun horse horse; any animal of the horse family; large mammal used for riding, pulling carts, or farm work屁 pì buttocks (bound form) buttocks; backside; bottom