一口吃不成胖子

yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi

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Definitions

1. lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
2. fig. learn to walk before you run

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Child Words of 一口吃不成胖子

• 一 一 yī: one
• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不成 不成 bù chéng: won't do
• 口 口 kǒu: mouth
• 口吃 口吃 kǒu chī: to stammer
• 吃 吃 chī: to eat
• 子 子 zǐ: son
• 成 成 chéng: to succeed
• 胖 胖 pán: healthy
• 胖 胖 pàng: fat
• 胖子 胖子 pàng zi: fat person
• 一口 一口 yī kǒu: readily