君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chújunziyuanpaochu
- 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
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chújunziyuanpaochu
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences