每天给聂喆溜须拍马
“He survived only”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他需要靠着
“He survived only”
每天给聂喆 溜须拍马
“He survived only”
才能保住自己在离教的地位
“by flattering Nie Zhe daily.”
“He has no real ability; he is nothing more than a pathetic brownnoser.”
In Chinese culture, while deference to hierarchy is expected, excessive fawning ('pai ma') is widely condemned as dishonorable opportunism.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to flatter shamelessly / to brownnose
A very common four-character idiom describing obsequious, sycophantic behavior towards a superior.
every day / daily
Placed before the verb to express routine or relentless frequency.