不食人間煙火 | Chinese meaning

不食人间烟火【bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ】

lit. not eating the food of common mortals

This phrase is used to describe someone who considers themselves superior to ordinary people, often suggesting that they are detached from everyday life and its concerns.

，。

She always wears extravagant clothes, placing herself above the common populace.

fig. placing oneself above the common populace

不食人间烟火【bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ】

lit. not eating the food of common mortals

This phrase is used to describe someone who considers themselves superior to ordinary people, often suggesting that they are detached from everyday life and its concerns.

，。

She always wears extravagant clothes, placing herself above the common populace.

fig. placing oneself above the common populace

不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

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食

HSK 21

含义eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184

拼音shí

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人

HSK 11

含义man; people; mankind; someone else

拼音rén

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间

HSK 1

含义midpoint, space; place, locality

拼音jiān

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烟

HSK 32

含义smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

拼音yān

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火

HSK 11

含义fire, flame; burn; anger, rage

拼音huǒ

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不食人间烟火【bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ】

lit. not eating the food of common mortals

This phrase is used to describe someone who considers themselves superior to ordinary people, often suggesting that they are detached from everyday life and its concerns.

，。

She always wears extravagant clothes, placing herself above the common populace.

fig. placing oneself above the common populace

不食人间烟火【bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ】

lit. not eating the food of common mortals

This phrase is used to describe someone who considers themselves superior to ordinary people, often suggesting that they are detached from everyday life and its concerns.