一口吃不成胖子
一口吃不成胖子
yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi
lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb); fig. learn to walk before you run
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- lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
- fig. learn to walk before you run
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Related Words
不过(bù guò)— only
→一口吃个胖子(yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi)— lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
→一个巴掌拍不响(yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng)— lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)
→吃得苦中苦，方为人上人(chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén)— one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)
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