说你胖你就喘

shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn

Definitions

1. lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom)
2. fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing)
3. flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed

Child Words of 说你胖你就喘

• 你 nǐ: you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín])
• 喘 chuǎn: to gasp
• 就 jiù: (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
• 胖 pán: healthy
• 胖 pàng: fat
• 说 shuì: to persuade
• 说 shuō: to speak; to talk; to say