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：2026/01/05
胡麻磨り
Hiragana
ごますり
Kanji
胡麻擦り
Noun
Japanese Meaning
相手に気に入られようとして、必要以上に褒めたり、機嫌を取ったりすること。また、そのようにする人を指す俗な言い方。
Easy Japanese Meaning
えらいひとにすかれようと、むりにほめたりすること。また、そのひと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
阿谀奉承、拍马屁的行为 / 拍马屁的人；谄媚者
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
拍馬屁 / 拍馬屁的人 / 諂媚者
Korean Meaning
아첨 / 아부 / 아첨꾼
Vietnamese Meaning
sự nịnh bợ, bợ đỡ / kẻ nịnh bợ; kẻ bợ đỡ
Tagalog Meaning
pagsisipsip / sipsip (tao) / mambobola
Sense（1）
brown-nosing, apple-polishing
Sense（2）
a brown-noser, an apple-polisher
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brown-nosing, apple-polishing / a brown-noser, an apple-polisher
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胡麻磨り
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He is brown-nosing his boss to aim for a promotion.
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彼は上司に胡麻磨りをして昇進を狙っている。
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