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一口吃個胖子

简一口吃个胖子 · 繁一口吃個胖子

Mandarin · pinyin yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi

lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible
to be impatient for success

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
個: gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single
胖: pàng · fat, obese; fatty
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
个: gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single

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1–3–1–5–4–5 · yi1 kou3 chi1 ge5 pang4 zi5

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proverb

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 一口吃成個胖子 /一口吃成个胖子 (yīkǒu chī chéng gè pàngzi, “to get what one wants instantly; to be impatient for success; to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible”)

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