打腫臉充胖子

daa2 zung2 lim5 cung1 bun6 zi2

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. 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

Written Forms

打腫臉充胖子Traditional · Main Form
打肿脸充胖子Alternate Form

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