liū xū pāi mǎ
to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
to toady; boot-licking
溜
liū
to slip away
须
xū
beard
拍
pāi
to pat
马
mǎ
abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]