dǎ​zhǒng​liǎn​chōng​pàng​zi

to act big

打肿脸充胖子 打腫臉充胖子 dǎ​zhǒng​liǎn​chōng​pàng​zi
to act big
To seek to impress others by feigning abilities or wealth beyond one's actual means; literally to slap one's own face until it is swollen to look like a fat man (who was traditionally seen as wealthy or imposing).

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