肥胖 féipàng fat
fat; obese
How to remember 肥胖: 肥 fat + 胖 fat = fat.
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How it is used
- The clinical/neutral word for being overweight or obese - 肥胖问题 (féipàng wèntí) obesity problem.
- For calling a person fat in casual speech, use 胖 (pàng); 肥胖 sounds like a health report and pairs with 症 (zhèng), 率 (lǜ).
- Note 肥 (féi) alone applied to people is rude/coarse - it's normally for animals, meat, or fertility; the two-syllable 肥胖 is the safe medical term.