fei4 bun6肥胖
Jyutpingfei4 bun6
Yalefèih buhn
Definition
Fat; obese; having a large body shape due to a high proportion of body fat.
neutralbodyhealth
How it's used
While 肥胖 is the standard term for obesity, it carries a more clinical or formal tone compared to the everyday word 肥. In casual conversation, people almost exclusively use 肥 to describe someone's weight. Using 肥胖 in a friendly chat can sound slightly detached or like you are reading from a medical report.
Examples
He has gotten much fatter lately, is he eating too well?
The doctor says being too obese is bad for your health.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use 肥胖 to describe objects or food, as it specifically refers to human body weight. If you want to describe a piece of meat as fatty, use 肥膩 instead.
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