拍马屁拍到了蹄子上，被尥了一蹶子拍馬屁拍到了蹄子上，被尥了一蹶子拍馬屁拍到了蹄子上，被尥了一蹶子

patting the horse's rump but hitting the hoof: got kicked

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

May offend: vulgar language

Meaning: Flattering the wrong person or in the wrong way, and so being hurt instead of rewarded. Mocking.

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Simplified: 拍马屁拍到了蹄子上，被尥了一蹶子
Traditional (Taiwan): 拍馬屁拍到了蹄子上，被尥了一蹶子
Pinyin: pāimǎpì pāi dàole tízi shàng, bèi liàole yì juézǐ
Bopomofo: ㄆㄞㄇㄚˇ ㄆㄧˋ ㄆㄞㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄊㄧˊ ˙ㄗㄕㄤˋ，ㄅㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄧˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄗˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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