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飯後百步走，活到九十九

简饭后百步走，活到九十九 · 繁飯後百步走，活到九十九

Mandarin · pinyin fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu , huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ

walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)

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飯: fàn · cooked rice; food; meal
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
步: bù · step, pace; walk, stroll
走: zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
九: jiǔ · nine
十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
饭: fàn · cooked rice; food, meal
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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