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煙酒不沾

简烟酒不沾 · 繁煙酒不沾

Mandarin · pinyin yān jiǔ bù zhān

abstaining from liquor and tobacco

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酒: jiǔ · wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
沾: zhān · moisten, wet, soak; touch
烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

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1–3–4–1 · yan1 jiu3 bu4 zhan1

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