打肿脸充胖子 dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 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

Character Meaning
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat
肿 zhǒng HSK 6
swelling; to swell; swollen
脸 liǎn HSK 3
face
充 chōng HSK 5
to fill; full; sufficient
胖 pàng HSK 3
fat; plump; at ease
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child