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溜须拍马
liū xū pāi mǎ
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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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拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
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lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether;
unable to take it any more
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一个巴掌拍不响
yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng
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lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb);
fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute;
it takes two to tango;
it's difficult to achieve anything without support
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一個巴掌拍不響
yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng
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lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb);
fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute;
it takes two to tango;
it's difficult to achieve anything without support
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一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
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(of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom);
to separate
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一拍兩散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
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(of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom);
to separate
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二刻拍案惊奇
èr kè pāi àn jīng qí
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Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
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二刻拍案驚奇
èr kè pāi àn jīng qí
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Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
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初刻拍案惊奇
chū kè pāi àn jīng qí
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Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
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初刻拍案驚奇
chū kè pāi àn jīng qí
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Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
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吹吹拍拍
chuī chuī pāi pāi
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to boast and flatter
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吹拍
chuī pāi
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to resort to bragging and flattering;
abbr. for 吹牛拍馬|吹牛拍马[chui1 niu2 pai1 ma3]
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吹牛拍马
chuī niú pāi mǎ
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to resort to bragging and flattering
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吹牛拍馬
chuī niú pāi mǎ
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to resort to bragging and flattering
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实拍
shí pāi
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candid photograph;
genuine photograph (not set up or doctored)
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實拍
shí pāi
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candid photograph;
genuine photograph (not set up or doctored)
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急拍拍
jí pāi pāi
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hurried;
impatient;
rushed
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慢半拍
màn bàn pāi
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(music) a half-beat behind;
(fig.) rather slow (in performing a task, comprehending etc)
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打拍
dǎ pāi
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to beat time;
to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards
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投拍
tóu pāi
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to start shooting (a film);
to invest in (a movie);
to put (sth) up for auction
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拍出
pāi chū
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to sell at auction;
to reach a given price at auction
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拍婆子
pāi pó zi
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to chase girls;
to hang around with girls
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拍客
pāi kè
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citizen journalist (typically posting short, self-produced documentary videos on the Web)
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拍岸
pāi àn
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to beat against the shore (of waves)
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拍戲
pāi xì
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to shoot a movie
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