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一口吃个胖子

yī kǒu chī ge pàng zidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible / to be impatient for success
Sources & editorial notes

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.

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Original source entry:

一口吃個胖子 一口吃个胖子 [yi1 kou3 chi1 ge5 pang4 zi5] /lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)/fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible/to be impatient for success/

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Other forms in these source records: 一口吃個胖子

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 口
    kǒu

    mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

  • 吃
    chī

    to eat; to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate; to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)

  • 个
    gě

    used in 自個兒|自个儿[zì gě r]

    gè

    (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) / (bound form) individual

  • 胖
    pán

    healthy / at ease

    pàng

    fat / plump

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.