水みず腹ばら

noun

waterlogged stomach; filling the stomach with water

Refers to the state of drinking water to temporarily relieve hunger, or the resulting feeling of a stomach full of water. Often used in contexts of poverty or dieting.

• 貧まずしい時じ代だいには、水みず腹ばらで飢うえをしのぐこともあった。

  In times of poverty, people sometimes staved off hunger by filling their stomachs with water.

• ダイエット中ちゅうで、夕ゆう食しょくを抜ぬいて水みず腹ばらにしている。

  I'm on a diet, so I skip dinner and just fill up on water.