饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙 fàn hòu yī zhī yān ， sài guò huó shén xiān

a smoke after meals feels heavenly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
饭 fàn HSK 1
meal; cooked rice; devotee
后 hòu HSK 1
behind; after; later
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
支 zhī HSK 4
branch; to support; to sustain
烟 yān HSK 4
smoke; cigarette or pipe tobacco; mist
赛 sài HSK 3
to compete; competition; match
过 guò HSK 2
to cross; to go over; to pass (time)
活 huó HSK 4
to live; alive; living
神 shén HSK 5
God; deity; expression
仙 xiān HSK 6
immortal; variant of 仙xiān