jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
Traditional: 君子遠庖廚
君子远庖厨 (jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.
Meanings
- 1lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
- 2fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen