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掇臀捧屁

Mandarin · pinyin duō tún pěng pì

to hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
to toady
boot-licking

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掇: duō · collect, gather up, pick up
臀: tún · buttocks
捧: pěng · hold up in two hands
屁: pì · break wind; fart; buttocks

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1–2–3–4 · duo1 tun2 peng3 pi4

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zyut3 tyun4 pung2 pei3

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(idiomatic) to toady; to brownnose

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