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擦鞋 (caat3 haai4) — (fig.) to suck-up to; to kiss-ass; to fawn; to butter-up to. Mand.: 拍馬屁 in Cantonese

caat˗₃擦haaiˎ₄鞋
Mandarin Pinyin: ca1 xie2

Meaning of 擦鞋

noun(fig.) to suck-up to; to kiss-ass; to fawn; to butter-up to. Mand.: 拍馬屁
noun(lit.) to polish shoes

Example Sentences with 擦鞋

keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係caat˗₃擦seˎ₄鞋gau2.狗。
He's such a bootlicker.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zouˍ₆做caat˗₃擦seˎ₄鞋gau2.狗。
Don't be a sycophant.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日caat˗₃擦seˎ₄鞋gau2.狗。
He's always sucking up.
maiˉ¹咪zouˍ₆做caat˗₃擦seˎ₄鞋gauˊ²狗laa1!啦！
Stop being a brown-noser!
go˗₃個caat˗₃擦seˎ₄鞋gauˊ²狗singˉ¹升zi2.職。
That sycophant got promoted.
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Characters in 擦鞋

擦caat3
rub; scrape; graze
鞋haai4
shoe(s); footwear in general

Words Containing 擦鞋

擦鞋文化caat3 haai4 man4 faa3
"shoe-shining" culture (fostering of a flattery culture)
擦鞋狗caat3 haai4 gau2
an arse-licker; a brown-nose.; literally 'a shoeshiner'; a sycophant [colloquial]

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