君子远庖厨

1. • lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
2. • fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen

Character by character

• 君(jūn)monarch
• 子(zǐ)son
• 远(yuàn)distance oneself from (classical)
• 庖(páo)kitchen
• 厨(chú)kitchen