说你胖你就喘

Traditional form:

說你胖你就喘

Pinyin (reading):

shuōnǐpàngnǐjiùchuǎn

Definitions:

• 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

Characters:

• 说 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
• 你 - you, second person pronoun
• 胖 - fat, plump, obese; a fat person
• 你 - you, second person pronoun
• 就 - just, simply; to go to; to approach, near
• 喘 - to pant, to gasp, to breathe heavily

Traditional characters:

• 說 - to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
• 你 - you, second person pronoun
• 胖 - fat, plump, obese; a fat person
• 你 - you, second person pronoun
• 就 - just, simply; to go to; to approach, near
• 喘 - to pant, to gasp, to breathe heavily