dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi -- sǐ yào miàn zi 打肿脸充胖子--死要面子 Try to look fat by slapping one's face till it's swollen--to try to look impressive; be
keen on face-saving
打 [dǎ]fight;
肿 [zhǒng] swelling;
脸 [liǎn]face;
充 [chōng]pretend to be; pose as;
胖子 [pàng zi]fat person;
死要面子 [sǐ yào miàn zi] dead determined to save face; try to preserve one's fall at all
costs
