打肿脸充胖子 dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities

CHARACTERS

打 dǎ
HSK 1
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
肿 zhǒng
HSK 6
swell; swollen; swelling
脸 liǎn
HSK 3
face; cheek; reputation
充 chōng
HSK 5
fill, be full, supply
胖 pàng
HSK 3
fat, obese; fatty
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch