拍马

Traditional form:

拍馬

Pinyin (reading):

pāimǎ

Definitions:

• to urge on a horse by patting its bottom
• fig. to encourage
• same as 拍馬屁／拍马屁, to flatter or toady

Characters:

• 拍 - to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm
• 马 - horse; surname

Traditional characters:

• 拍 - to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm
• 馬 - horse; surname