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君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
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Definitions
- 1. lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
- 2. fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen