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说你胖你就喘

shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-490167d7ad76037e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

說你胖你就喘 说你胖你就喘 [shuo1 ni3 pang4 ni3 jiu4 chuan3] /lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom)/fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing)/flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed/

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Other forms in these source records: 說你胖你就喘

  • 说
    shuì

    to persuade

    shuō

    to speak / to talk / to say / to explain / to comment / to scold / to tell off / (bound form) theory / doctrine

  • 你
    nǐ

    you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín]) / you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)

  • 胖
    pán

    healthy / at ease

    pàng

    fat / plump

  • 你
    nǐ

    you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín]) / you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)

  • 就
    jiù

    (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiù shì]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (bound form) to reach / to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yī cù ér jiù]) / (pattern: 就[jiù] ... 也[yě] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bù] ... 就[jiù] ...) if not ... then must be ...

  • 喘
    chuǎn

    to gasp / to pant / asthma

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.