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打肿脸充胖子

dǎzhǒngliǎnchōngpàngzi

Traditional: 打腫臉充胖子

lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities

Character Breakdown

打
dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
HSK 1
肿
zhǒng
swelling; swollen; to swell
HSK 6
脸
liǎn
face, cheek; reputation
HSK 3
充
chōng
to fill, to supply; to be full
HSK 5
胖
pàng
fat, plump, obese; a fat person
HSK 3
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1

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