不食人間煙火 bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
食 shí
HSK 5
eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
間 jiān interval, space; place, between
煙 yān smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
火 huǒ
HSK 2
fire, flame; burn; anger, rage