一口吃個胖子 yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
口 kǒu
HSK 3
mouth; open end; entrance, gate
吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
個 ge numerary adjunct, piece; single
胖 pàng
HSK 3
fat, obese; fatty
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch