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飯後一支煙，賽過活神仙

简饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙 · 繁飯後一支煙，賽過活神仙

Mandarin · pinyin fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān

have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)

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飯: fàn · cooked rice; food; meal
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
支: zhī · disperse, pay; support; branch
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過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
饭: fàn · cooked rice; food, meal
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
赛: sài · compete, contend; contest, race
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across

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