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吹牛拍马
chuī niú pāi mǎ
Pinyin
Definition
吹牛拍马
-
chuī niú pāi mǎ
to resort to bragging and flattering
Character Decomposition
吹
口
欠
牛
牛
拍
扌
白
马
马
Related Words
(20)
吹
chuī
1
to blow
2
to play a wind instrument
3
to blast
4
to puff
5
to boast
6
to brag
7
to end in failure
8
to fall through
拍
pāi
1
to pat
2
to clap
3
to slap
4
to swat
5
to take (a photo)
6
to shoot (a film)
7
racket (sports)
8
beat (music)
牛
Niú
1
surname Niu
牛奶
niú nǎi
1
cow's milk
2
CL:瓶[píng],杯[bēi]
金牛
Jīn niú
1
Taurus (star sign)
2
Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
金牛座
Jīn niú zuò
1
Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
伏牛山
Fú niú shān
1
Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qín lǐng shān mài], Shaanxi
偷拍
tōu pāi
1
to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
公牛
gōng niú
1
bull
吹干
chuī gān
1
to blow-dry
吹嘘
chuī xū
1
to brag
吹牛
chuī niú
1
to talk big
2
to shoot off one's mouth
3
to chat (dialect)
吹风机
chuī fēng jī
1
hair dryer
奶牛
nǎi niú
1
milk cow
2
dairy cow
实拍
shí pāi
1
candid photograph
2
genuine photograph (not set up or doctored)
抓拍
zhuā pāi
1
to capture (an image)
2
to snap (a photo)
拍出
pāi chū
1
to sell at auction
2
to reach a given price at auction
拍客
pāi kè
1
citizen journalist (typically posting short, self-produced documentary videos on the Web)
拍戏
pāi xì
1
to shoot a movie
拍手
pāi shǒu
1
to clap one's hands
Idioms
(20)
一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
1
(of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
2
to separate
一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé
1
lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
2
to hit it off
3
to click together
4
to chime in easily
九牛一毛
jiǔ niú yī máo
1
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
2
fig. a drop in the ocean
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
1
tremendous strength (idiom)
什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
1
What brings you here? (idiom)
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
1
lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
2
fig. the young are fearless
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
1
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
1
lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
2
nitpick
吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là
1
lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
2
fig. to die
3
to bite the dust
4
to be over and done with
呼牛作马
hū niú zuò mǎ
1
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
2
Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
呼牛呼马
hū niú hū mǎ
1
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
2
Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ
1
clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
2
worthless object
多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
1
as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
2
great amount of
3
countless
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
1
lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
2
fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
3
to cast pearls before swine
4
caviar to the general
5
to preach to deaf ears
6
to talk over sb's head
小试牛刀
xiǎo shì niú dāo
1
to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
带牛佩犊
dài niú pèi dú
1
to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
1
lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
2
amazing!
3
great!
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
1
lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
2
unable to take it any more
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
1
to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
2
amazing!
杀牛宰羊
shā niú zǎi yáng
1
slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
2
to prepare a big feast (idiom)
Sample Sentences