不食人间烟火

bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ

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Definitions

1. lit. not eating the food of common mortals
2. fig. placing oneself above the common populace

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Child Words of 不食人间烟火

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 人间 人间 rén jiān: the human world
• 火 火 huǒ: fire
• 烟 烟 yān: cigarette or pipe tobacco
• 烟火 烟火 yān huǒ: smoke and fire
• 间 间 jiān: between
• 间 间 jiàn: gap
• 食 食 shí: to eat
• 食 食 sì: to feed (a person or animal)
• 食人 食人 shí rén: man-eating (beast)