君子遠庖廚
simp君子远庖厨gwan1 zi2 jyun5 paau4 cyu4inferredjūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
English
- 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
Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized