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胖子
pàngzi
1. fat person
2. fatty
Very Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown

胖
pàng
fat, plump, obese; a fat person
HSK 3 9 丶
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (3)

一口吃个胖子
yīkǒuchīgepàngzi
lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
打肿脸充胖子
dǎzhǒngliǎnchōngpàngzi
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
一口吃不成胖子
yīkǒuchībùchéngpàngzi
lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)

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