食不厌精,脍不厌细

shí bù yàn jīng , kuài bù yàn xì

lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)

fig. to be fastidious about one's food

食

shí

to eat

不

bù

no; not so

厌

yàn

(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with

精

jīng

essence

,

,

脍

kuài

chopped meat or fish

不

bù

no; not so

厌

yàn

(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with

细

xì

thin or slender