一口吃不成胖子 in English yi1 kou3 chi1 bu4 cheng2 pang4 zi5 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
  • metaphorically learn to walk before you run

Simplified Characters

一 口 吃 不 成 胖 子

Traditional Characters

一 口 吃 不 成 胖 子

Pinyin

yi1 kou3 chi1 bu4 cheng2 pang4 zi5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 口kou3mouth 吃chi1to eat 不bu4(negative prefix) 成cheng2surname Cheng 胖pang4healthy 子zi5son