一口吃個胖子 yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi

to be impatient for success

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be impatient for success
  2. 2. fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible
  3. 3. lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
個 ge
classifier for people or objects in general; individual
胖 pàng HSK 3
fat; plump; at ease
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child