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The idiom being introduced now is 「肥頭大耳」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

A fat head and two big ears. Used to describe a fat body, sometimes referring to a cute child.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

féi tóu dà ěr

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fei4 tau4 daai6 yi5

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