不食人间烟火 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 no, not; un-; negative prefix
食 shí eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
间 jiān midpoint, space; place, locality
烟 yān smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
火 huǒ fire, flame; burn; anger, rage