饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙

fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān

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

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Child Words of 饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙

• 一 一 yī: one
• 后 后 hòu: empress
• 支 支 zhī: to support
• 活 活 huó: to live
• 烟 烟 yān: cigarette or pipe tobacco
• 神 神 shén: God
• 神仙 神仙 shén xiān: Daoist immortal
• 赛 赛 sài: to compete
• 过 过 guò: to cross
• 过 过 guo: (experienced action marker)
• 饭 饭 fàn: cooked rice
• 仙 仙 xiān: immortal
• 活神仙 活神仙 huó shén xiān: a god living in our midst (sb who can predict the future like a prophet or who leads a life without constraints)
• 过活 过活 guò huó: to live one's life