打肿脸充胖子
dǎ​zhǒng​liǎn​chōng​pàng​zi

to act big

  • created sense approved 打肿脸充胖子/打腫臉充胖子 · dǎ​zhǒng​liǎn​chōng​pàng​zi · to act big — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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).

    打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 肿 (literal) → 肿/腫 · zhǒng · to swell 脸 (literal) → 脸/臉 · liǎn · face (anatomy) 充 (literal) → 充 · chōng · to pretend 胖子 (literal) → 胖子 · pàng​zi · fat person

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