"發福" meaning in Chinese

See 發福 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /fä⁵⁵ fu³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /faːt̚³ fʊk̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /fat̚⁵⁵ fɵk̚⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA, Taicheng, Taishanese], /huat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔk̚³²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔk̚⁵/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /huat̚³²⁻⁵ hɔk̚³²/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /huat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔk̚³²/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /huat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔk̚³²/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /fä⁵⁵ fu³⁵/, /faːt̚³ fʊk̚⁵/, /fat̚⁵⁵ fɵk̚⁵⁵/, /huat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔk̚³²/, /huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔk̚⁵/, /huat̚³²⁻⁵ hɔk̚³²/, /huat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔk̚³²/, /huat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔk̚³²/ Chinese transliterations: fāfú [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄈㄚ ㄈㄨˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], faat³ fuk¹ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], fat² fuuk² [Cantonese, Taishan, Wiktionary-specific], hoat-hok, fāfú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], fafú [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], fa¹-fu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], fā-fú [Mandarin, Yale], fafwu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], фафу [Mandarin, Palladius], fafu [Mandarin, Palladius], faat³ fuk¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], faat fūk [Cantonese, Yale], faat⁸ fuk⁷ [Cantonese, Pinyin], fad³ fug¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], fat² fuuk² [Cantonese, Taicheng, Taishanese, Wiktionary-specific], hoat-hok [Hokkien, POJ], huat-hok [Hokkien, Tai-lo], hoathog [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 發福
  1. (euphemistic, usually said of older people) to put on weight; to grow stout Tags: euphemistic, usually Synonyms: 生肉 (saang1 juk6) [Cantonese], 發胖 (fāpàng), 发胖 (fāpàng), 福相 [Hokkien, euphemistic], 變胖 (biànpàng), 变胖 (biànpàng), 長胖 (zhǎngpàng), 长胖 (zhǎngpàng)
    Sense id: en-發福-zh-verb-DYso9k~D Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese euphemisms

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      "zh-pron": "fafu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fä⁵⁵ fu³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "zh-pron": "faat³ fuk¹"
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "faat fūk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "faat⁸ fuk⁷"
    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fad³ fug¹"
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      "ipa": "/faːt̚³ fʊk̚⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "fat² fuuk²"
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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        "Xiamen"
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        "Taipei"
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "фафу"
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      "zh-pron": "fafu"
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      "zh-pron": "faat fūk"
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      "zh-pron": "faat⁸ fuk⁷"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fad³ fug¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːt̚³ fʊk̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Taicheng",
        "Taishanese",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
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      "zh-pron": "fat² fuuk²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fat̚⁵⁵ fɵk̚⁵⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Taicheng",
        "Taishanese"
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      "zh-pron": "hoat-hok"
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        "Tai-lo"
      ],
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    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoathog"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/huat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔk̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔk̚⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/huat̚³²⁻⁵ hɔk̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/huat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔk̚³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fä⁵⁵ fu³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːt̚³ fʊk̚⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fat̚⁵⁵ fɵk̚⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/huat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔk̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔk̚⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/huat̚³²⁻⁵ hɔk̚³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/huat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔk̚³²/"
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    {
      "roman": "saang1 juk6",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "生肉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fāpàng",
      "word": "發胖"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fāpàng",
      "word": "发胖"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "euphemistic"
      ],
      "word": "福相"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biànpàng",
      "word": "變胖"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biànpàng",
      "word": "变胖"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhǎngpàng",
      "word": "長胖"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhǎngpàng",
      "word": "长胖"
    }
  ],
  "word": "發福"
}

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