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君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
What 君子远庖厨 means
- 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
The characters in 君子远庖厨
- 君jūnmonarch; lord; gentleman
- 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
- 远yuǎnfar; distant; remote
- 庖páokitchen
- 厨chúkitchen
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