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香煙

简香烟 · 繁香煙

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng yān

smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line
cigarette (Classifier: 支 zhī, 條 tiáo, 根 gēn, 包 bāo, 盒 hé)

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香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
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烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

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1–1 · xiang1 yan1

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noun · Etymology 1

cigarette (Classifier: 支 m; 根 m w)

noun · Etymology 2

incense smoke (burned as a sacrifice to worship one's ancestors)
(figuratively) continuation of family line; posterity

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