打肿脸充胖子

dǎzhǒngliǎnchōngpàngzi

slap one's face until it's swollen in an effort to look imposing—puff oneself up to one's own cost

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puff oneself up to one's own cost

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puff oneself up to one's own cost

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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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打肿脸充胖子

dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi

slap one's face until it's swollen in an effort to look imposing; do sth. beyond one's means in order to be impressive; puff oneself up at (to) one's own cost; try to satisfy one's vanity when one cannot really afford to do so:

“他真会打肿了脸充胖子!” “He's just making himself look fat by slapping his own face!”

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打腫臉充胖子|打肿脸充胖子 [dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi] ► 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