Word: 肚皮 (dùpí)

少吃多滋味，多吃坏肚皮

shǎo chī duō zīwèi, duō chī huài dùpí

eat less and it tastes better, eat more and you ruin your stomach

碍了脸皮，饿了肚皮

àile liǎnpí, èle dùpí

Mind your face-skin and you starve your belly-skin

肚皮里安电灯，心里亮堂堂

dùpí li ān diàndēng, xīnli liàngtángtáng

fitting an electric light in the belly: the heart is bright and clear

肚皮里点灯，心里亮

dùpí li diǎndēng, xīnli liàng

lighting a lamp in the belly: the heart is bright

饿瘪肚皮的臭虫，死叮

è biě dùpí de chòuchóng, sǐ dīng

a bedbug with a shrunken empty belly: bites to death

饿着肚皮说笑话，穷开心

èzhe dùpí shuōxiàohuà, qióng kāixīn

telling jokes on an empty stomach: poor-and-happy