bulky; portly
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesadjective
portly; bulky; having a large, protruding belly
literaryA literary and somewhat formal word, often used in a descriptive or humorous context to describe a person's portly figure. Almost exclusively used in the four-character idiom '大腹便便'.
Tā他
zhōng中
nián年
fā发
fú福
，
dà大
fù腹
pián便
pián便
。
He gained weight in middle age and has become quite portly.
Nà那
wèi位
fù富
wēng翁
dà大
fù腹
pián便
pián便
de地
zǒu走
xià下
le了
chē车
。
The wealthy man got out of the car, his belly bulging.