打 肿 脸 充 胖 子

dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zidictionary entry

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

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打腫臉充胖子 打肿脸充胖子 [da3 zhong3 lian3 chong1 pang4 zi5] /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/

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