胖墩兒

简 胖墩儿 · 繁 胖墩兒
Mandarin · pinyin pàng dūn r

Meanings

  1. (coll.) short, fat person (esp. a kid)
  2. a roly-poly
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胖
pàng · fat, obese; fatty
墩
dūn · heap, mound, block of stone
兒
ér · son, child, oneself; final part
儿
ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10
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4–1–5 · pang4 dun1 r5

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