“溜须”一词源于宋朝名相寇准。寇准有一门生叫丁谓,一次二人共同进餐,寇准的胡须上不小心沾上一个饭粒。丁谓瞧见,忙上前将其从寇准的胡须上小心顺下,并将老师的胡须梳理整齐,极尽奴媚之相,旁人看了大打喷嚏,后来称丁谓这种行为是“溜须”。“拍马”起源元朝。元人崇尚骑马,官员多骑高头大马,不像其他朝代官员坐轿子、骑驴、骑骡子。官越大,马越好。马成了权力、身份、地位的象征,因此夸他的马就等于是夸他。下级见到了上司,往往要对上司的马夸赞几句,一 “Slippery whisker ” The word comes from the Kou Zhun of the Song Dynasty. Kou Zhun a student called Ding, a meal together, Kou Zhun beard accidentally stained with a rice. Ding said seeing, busy approaching it from the Kou Zhun beard be careful on the next, and the teacher’s beard neatly, extremely indignant phase, others saw a big sneeze, later called Ding that this behavior is “Slippery whisker ”. “Horse” origin Yuan Dynasty. Yuan advocates horse riding, officials ride high horse, unlike other dynasties officials seated chair, donkey riding, riding a mule. The bigger the official, the better the horse. The horse became a symbol of power, status and status, so praise of his horse would be to praise him. Subordinates to see the boss, often to praise the boss’s horse a few words, one