说你胖你就喘 in English shuo1 ni3 pang4 ni3 jiu4 chuan3 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing)
• flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed

Pinyin

shuo1 ni3 pang4 ni3 jiu4 chuan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

说shuo1to persuade 你ni3you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]) 胖pang4healthy 你ni3you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]) 就jiu4at once 喘chuan3to gasp