Da zhong lian chong pang zi
Slapping one‘s face until it‘s swollen to look imposing
从前的中国人是以胖为体面的，有钱人要胖固然不难，又没钱又要面子的人，就只好“打肿脸充胖子”了。现在的中国人当然不稀罕胖了，但是不管自己有没有能力都拼命要面子的人还是还多的。
Although the fool in the previous story failed to consider logic, he had not suffered a loss. The hero in this story wasn‘t so fortunate. In old times, Chinese used to respect fatter people, considering them as fortunate because they didn‘t have to worry about their meals. So, it was a compliment to say, "Look， how much bigger your belly is! And it‘s been just a few days!" Of course, it‘s easy for rich people to achieve such a goal. But poor people had no option but to slap their own faces until they were swollen so they would look imposing. Such extreme incidents would be jokes. Chinese people stopped longing to be fat years ago. But Chinese believe their faces are important. So, on any Chinese street you might hear, "Hey, Zhang invited his friends again to enjoy a good meal. He does have some money, doesn‘t he?" "He does! But each time he pays the bill, he has to eat the cheapest instant noodles for at least half a month. He just slaps his face until it‘s swollen so he will look imposing!"
Although the fool in the previous story failed to consider logic, he had not suffered a loss. The hero in this story wasn‘t so fortunate. In old times, Chinese used to respect fatter people, considering them as fortunate because they didn‘t have to wo