君子远庖厨 in English jun1 zi3 yuan4 pao2 chu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiomatic expression, from Mencius)
  • metaphorically a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen

Simplified Characters

君 子 远 庖 厨

Traditional Characters

君 子 遠 庖 廚

Pinyin

jun1 zi3 yuan4 pao2 chu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

君jun1monarch 子zi5son 远yuan3far 庖pao2kitchen 厨chu2old variant of 廚|厨[chu2]