饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙

fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙

一
yī

one

后
hòu

empress

支
zhī

to support

活
huó

to live

烟
yān

cigarette or pipe tobacco

神
shén

God

神仙
shén xiān

Daoist immortal

赛
sài

to compete

过
guò

to cross

过
guo

(experienced action marker)

饭
fàn

cooked rice

仙
xiān

immortal

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
guò huó

to live one's life