Correct
溜须拍马
/ liū xū pāimǎ /
Strokes
Definition
to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants/to toady/boot-licking
Example
Definition
smooth sb's beard and pat his horse's hindquarters―flatter; toady to; fawn upon; kiss/lick sb's boots; bootlick
1
Zhèngzhí
正直
de
的
rén
人
yīnggāi
应该
kào
靠
zìjǐ
自己
de
的
nǔlì
努力
qǔdé
取得
chénggōng
成功
,
ér
而
bú
不
shi
是
liūxūpāimǎ
溜须拍马
,
tǎohǎo
讨好
shàngjí
上级
。
An upright person should achieve success through his own efforts instead of toadying to his boss.
2
Tā
他
zhège
这个
rén
人
zhī
只
huì
会
liūxūpāimǎ
溜须拍马
。
He was good at nothing but bootlicking.