gwan1 zi2 jyun5 paau4 cyu4君子遠庖廚君子远庖厨
Jyutpinggwan1 zi2 jyun5 paau4 cyu4
Yalegwān jí yyúnh pàuh chyùh

Definition

lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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敬賢禮士敬贤礼士
ging3 jin4 lai5 si6(idiom) to respect people of virtue and show courtesy to scholars
既往不咎
gei3 wong5 bat1 gau3to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
棘楚
gik1 co2thorny problem
金剛砂金刚砂
gam1 gong1 saa1carborundum
廣河广河
gwong2 ho4see 廣河縣|广河县[Guang3 he2 Xian4]
古城
gu2 sing4ancient city
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