饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙 in English fan4 hou4 yi1 zhi1 yan1 , sai4 guo4 huo2 shen2 xian1 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

饭 后 一 支 烟 ， 赛 过 活 神 仙

Traditional Characters

飯 後 一 支 煙 ， 賽 過 活 神 仙

Pinyin

fan4 hou4 yi1 zhi1 yan1 , sai4 guo4 huo2 shen2 xian1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

饭fan4cooked rice 后hou4surname Hou 一yi1one 支zhi1surname Zhi 烟yan1cigarette or pipe tobacco ， 赛sai4to compete 过guo4surname Guo 活huo2to live 神shen2God 仙xian1immortal