君子远庖厨

(君子遠庖廚)jūn zǐ yuàn páo 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

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