君 ㄐㄩㄣ jūn 子 ㄗ ˇ zǐ 远 ㄩㄢ ˋ yuàn 庖 ㄆㄠ ˊ páo 厨 ㄔㄨ ˊ chú 君 ㄐㄩㄣ jūn 子 ㄗ ˇ zǐ 遠 ㄩㄢ ˋ yuàn 庖 ㄆㄠ ˊ páo 廚 ㄔㄨ ˊ 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