well-fed; having a fat belly and a dull mind
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to have a full stomach and a mind empty of thought; describing those who live a life of luxury and idleness
literaryUsed derogatorily to describe people, especially men in positions of power or wealth, who are physically well-fed but mentally dull from a life of ease and idleness. The idiom highlights a lack of physical labor and mental exertion.
Nà那
xiē些
nǎo脑
mǎn满
cháng肠
féi肥
de的
tān贪
guān官
zhǐ只
zhī知
sōu搜
guā刮
mín民
zhī脂
mín民
gāo膏
。
Those well-fed and corrupt officials only know how to embezzle the people's hard-earned wealth.
Tā他
guò过
zhe着
nǎo脑
mǎn满
cháng肠
féi肥
de的
rì日
zi子
，
zǎo早
yǐ已
wàng忘
jì记
le了
céng曾
jīng经
de的
jiān艰
xīn辛
。
He lives a life of gluttony and ease, having long forgotten the hardships of the past.
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Fěng讽
cì刺
huà画
lǐ里
de的
zī资
běn本
jiā家
wǎng往
wǎng往
bèi被
miáo描
huì绘
chéng成
nǎo脑
mǎn满
cháng肠
féi肥
de的
yàng样
zi子
。
Capitalists in satirical cartoons are often depicted as fat and complacent.
Bié别
kàn看
tā他
xiàn现
zài在
nǎo脑
mǎn满
cháng肠
féi肥
de的
，
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
yě也
chī吃
guò过
bù不
shǎo少
kǔ苦
。
Don't be fooled by how well-fed he looks now; he suffered a lot when he was young.