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不食人间烟火

bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ

Traditional: 不食人間煙火

lit. not eating the food of common mortals / fig. placing oneself above the common populace

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
食
shí
food; to eat
HSK 5
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
间
jiān
between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality
HSK 2
烟
yān
smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
HSK 4
火
huǒ
fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
HSK 2

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