胖子的裤带，不打紧胖子的褲帶，不打緊胖子的褲帶，不打緊

a fat man's belt: no need to pull it tight

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Means it doesn't matter, nothing to worry about. Light and humorous.
Wordplay: 打紧 (dǎ jǐn) means both 'to tighten (a belt)' and 'to matter, be important'; 不打紧 reads as 'not tightened' and 'doesn't matter'.

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Simplified: 胖子的裤带，不打紧
Traditional (Taiwan): 胖子的褲帶，不打緊
Pinyin: pàngzi de kùdài, bùdǎjǐn
Bopomofo: ㄆㄤˋ ˙ㄗ ˙ㄉㄜㄎㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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