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饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙
fànhòuyīzhīyān,sàiguòhuóshénxiān
Traditional: 飯後一支煙，賽過活神仙
have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)
Character Breakdown
饭
fàn
meal, food; cooked rice
HSK 1
后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
支
zhī
to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)
HSK 4
烟
yān
smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
HSK 4
赛
sài
to compete, to contend; contest, race
HSK 3
过
guò
pass; to go across, to pass through
HSK 2
活
huó
to exist, to live, to survive; living, working
HSK 4
神
shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
HSK 5
仙
xiān
god; fairy; immortal, transcendent
HSK 6
Additional Information
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