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I had the same issue! Perhaps being another dapangzi is the problem here lol

• et-al 8mo ago
  I'm not familiar with this slang: what's a big plate?
  • dirteater_ 8mo ago
    the commenter's username (i'm guessing they mean 大胖子, feel free to google translate)
    • dapangzi 8mo ago
      This is the correct. I was first called this by a Chinese classmate from Beijing with a biting sense of humor, when I was at university in Tokyo. We got on really well, to be clear. :) Hanging out with him was actually how I got started with Mandarin, probably why I chose this username.
      • rahimnathwani 8mo ago
        I remember when first learning Mandarin coming across a phrase '你发福了' which literally compliments someone on blessings (i.e. having become more wealthy) but idiomatically means you gained weight.
        • dapangzi 8mo ago
          I really like this one. It's delightfully cheeky. :)
  • allan_s 8mo ago
    It's a slang for somebody fat. 子 does not carry a specific meaning it is more a character with grammatical function to nominative
  • dapangzi 8mo ago
    胖 (pàng) means fat, vs 盘 (pán), which means plate. Quite alright! We have to make mistakes to learn!