君子远庖厨

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

kitchen