Meaning of 打肿脸充胖子
打肿脸充胖子 means pretend to be capable/rich; keep up appearances. Pronounced dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi.
- pretend to be capable/rich; keep up appearances
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
méi没
jǐ几
gè个
qián钱
，
què却
fēi非
yào要
qǐng请
quán全
bù部
mén门
chī吃
fàn饭
，
zhēn真
shì是
dǎ打
zhǒng肿
liǎn脸
chōng充
pàng胖
zi子
。
He doesn't have much money but insisted on treating the whole department to a meal, really just pretending to be a big shot.
Bié别
dǎ打
zhǒng肿
liǎn脸
chōng充
pàng胖
zi子
le了
，
dà大
jiā家
zhī知
dào道
nǐ你
gāng刚
shī失
yè业
。
Stop pretending to be well-off; everyone knows you just lost your job.
Tā他
wèi为
le了
miàn面
zi子
dài贷
kuǎn款
mǎi买
háo豪
chē车
，
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
dǎ打
zhǒng肿
liǎn脸
chōng充
pàng胖
zi子
。
He took out a loan to buy a luxury car for the sake of face, a classic case of keeping up appearances.
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