"那个老师不胖。"

Translation: That teacher is not fat.

[Albane794319]

The sentences are very judgemental. :)

[AbuDhabi6]

How DARES he not be fat? :)

[jim140738]

first time i see a sentence without a discussion :)

[Albane794319]

lol

[Sonjajajajaja]

Is describing people as pang4 in Mandarin as rude as fat is in English?

[RaymondLueng]

胖Pang4 could be a positive word for older generation where Pang is a sign of having enough food and nutrition . This has to do with the lack of resource as a country in the old days where people are generally very lean in a normal household. This is especially true in the emperio ages. So 胖 is often used to wish the infrant or kids to grow healthy and live well. Phrase like 白白胖胖。 In fact, "肥” should be the direct translation of “fat” which is socially negative most of the time.

[KittyPickle]

He's big boned.

[TextDeleted]

Said no one ever to the gym teacher

[Llingjing]

So that teacher teaches us working out

[JJCastro11]

那个老师有一个胖的屁股

[deactivated user]

Should "plump" be accepted instead of "fat"?

[Andrew-Jiangnan]

Good question. I know Chinese definitely use the word "fat" when I wouldn't. Like if someone's face has a square or round shape.

[Rabea733910]

I like the sound of "fat face" lol

[e1VpVxkl]

I heard: "KANG', not "pàng". Sometimes the female voice says it right, sometimes not: strange...

[GaryLBulthouse]

for some reason they rejected: " that teacher ain't fat" which really sound a lot more correct to an native English speaker.

[TaylorGrayMoore]

In which possible context would this be used?

[Dimitrium21]

While describing and comparing teachers, I guess :)

[SingFung]

When you want to comment on a teacher's physical appearance, duh

[YiiMeng]

When you forgot a teacher's name, and you start describing the teacher...

[Rabea733910]

Would it look better if you used your hands to describe them not knowing the word ?