君子遠庖廚 [－－远－厨]

Jyutping gwan1 zi2 jyun5 paau4 cyu4
Pinyin jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen