Entry
说shuō你nǐ胖pàng你nǐ就jiù喘chuǎn

  1. 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

    trad. 說你胖你就喘

Also written 說你胖你就喘【shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn】

Characters in this word

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就
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(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then, (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after, (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly, only; as little as, as much as; as many as, to approach; to move towards, to undertake; to engage in, (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of, (of food) to go with, with regard to; concerning, (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]), (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ..., (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...

Pinyin
jiù
Strokes
12
Frequency
14 of 2500
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