Lingaku- lit. not eating the food of common mortals
- fig. placing oneself above the common populace
Generated definitions (experimental)
- placing oneself above the common populace
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.
He lives a life of detachment from the common world, practicing in a temple on the mountain.
Generated collocations (experimental)
bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ不食人间烟火to place oneself above the common populacerú如xiān zǐ仙子bān般bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ不食人间烟火to be like a fairy, above mortal concernsyuǎn lí远离rén jiān人间yān huǒ烟火to stay away from worldly affairschāo tuō超脱rén人jiān间yān huǒ烟火to transcend earthly mattersbù shí rén jiān yān huǒ不食人间烟火de的shēng huó生活a life detached from worldly desireslìng rén令人gǎn dào感到bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ不食人间烟火makes one feel aloof from the mundanebù shí rén jiān yān huǒ不食人间烟火de的jìng jiè境界a state beyond worldly trivialitiesbù shí rén jiān yān huǒ不食人间烟火de的zī tài姿态an attitude of being above common lifebù shí rén jiān yān huǒ不食人间烟火de的qì zhì气质an air of transcending the ordinaryzài在xuān xiāo喧嚣Zhōng中bǎo chí保持bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ不食人间烟火to maintain an ethereal presence amidst the noisebù shí rén jiān yān huǒ不食人间烟火de的qíng huái情怀a sentiment of being spiritually elevated above the world