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