打肿脸装胖子 — “To swell one's face to look fat”
打肿脸装胖子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep up appearances by pretending to be rich or capable when one is not, often at one's own expense”. Literally, “To swell one's face to look fat”.
打肿脸装胖子 Pronunciation and Pinyin
打肿脸装胖子 Character Breakdown
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What does 打肿脸装胖子 mean?
打肿脸装胖子 (dǎ zhǒng liǎn zhuāng pàng zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep up appearances by pretending to be rich or capable when one is not, often at one's own expense”.
How do you pronounce 打肿脸装胖子?
打肿脸装胖子 is pronounced dǎ zhǒng liǎn zhuāng pàng zi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 打肿脸装胖子 literally mean?
Literally, 打肿脸装胖子 means “to swell one's face to look fat”. It is used to mean “to keep up appearances by pretending to be rich or capable when one is not, often at one's own expense”.
What is the Chinese definition of 打肿脸装胖子?
比喻没有能耐或内里空虚，却要硬撑门面装作了不起