君子远庖厨
Traditional form:
君子遠庖廚
Pinyin (reading):
jūnzǐyuànpáochú
Definitions:
- lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
- fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
Characters:
- 君 - sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
- 远 - distant, remote, far; profound
- 庖 - kitchen; cooking, cuisine
- 厨 - kitchen; closet, cupboard
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