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说你胖你就喘
shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn
What 说你胖你就喘 means
- lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom)
- fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing)
- flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed
The characters in 说你胖你就喘
- 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off
- 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您
- 胖pàngfat; plump
- 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您
- 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…
- 喘chuǎnto gasp; to pant; asthma
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