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老煙鬼

简老烟鬼 · 繁老煙鬼

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo yān guǐ

heavy smoker
chain smoker

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
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鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

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3–1–3 · lao3 yan1 gui3

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