| 君子远庖厨 |
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú |
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 |
| 君 |
jūn |
monarch / lord / gentleman / ruler |
| 君子 |
jūn zǐ |
nobleman / person of noble character |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
(noun suffix) |
| 远 |
yuǎn |
far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc) |
| 远 |
yuàn |
to distance oneself from (classical) |
| 庖 |
páo |
kitchen |
| 庖厨 |
páo chú |
kitchen / cook / chef |
| 厨 |
chú |
old variant of 厨 |
| 厨 |
chú |
kitchen |