Dictionary/发福

发福 發福

fā fú

ㄈㄚ ㄈㄨˊ
V
1to put on weight
2to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment)

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发福

Example

wǒ我nǎi nai奶奶nián qīng年轻de的shí hou时候shēn cái身材hěn很miáo tiao苗条，xiàn zài现在nián jì年纪dà大le了jiù就fā fú发福le了。
我奶奶年轻的时候身材很苗条，现在年纪大了就发福了。
When my grandmother was young, her body was very slim. Now in her old age she's grown plump.