Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 君子远庖厨 | 君子遠庖廚 | jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú | jun1 zi3 yuan4 pao2 chu2 | 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 | ||
| 2 | 庖 | 庖 | páo | pao2 | kitchen | ||
| 3 | 庖厨 | 庖廚 | páo chú | pao2 chu2 | kitchen; cook; chef | ||
| 4 | 庖牺氏 | 庖犧氏 | páo xī shì | Pao2 xi1 shi4 | another name for 伏羲 | ||
| 5 | 尸祝代庖 | 屍祝代庖 | shī zhù dài páo | shi1 zhu4 dai4 pao2 | to perform a duty on behalf of another without authorization (idiom) | ||
| 6 | 越俎代庖 | 越俎代庖 | yuè zǔ dài páo | yue4 zu3 dai4 pao2 | lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs; to take matters into one's own hands |
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