君子远庖厨
jūn​zǐ​yuàn​páo​chú

a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen

  • created sense approved 君子远庖厨/君子遠庖廚 · jūn​zǐ​yuàn​páo​chú · a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    君子远庖厨 / 君子遠庖廚

    jūn​zǐ​yuàn​páo​chú

    a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen

    A gentleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, and so he keeps away from the place where it is slaughtered; used to describe a person's kindness or compassion for living things.

    君子 (literal) → 君子 · jūn​zǐ · gentleman 远 (literal) → 远/遠 · yuàn · to keep away from 庖厨 (literal) → 庖厨/庖廚 · páo​chú · kitchen

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