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Trad. 庖犧氏
- another name for 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], consort of 女媧|女娲[Nu:3 wa1]
- 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
Trad. 君子遠庖廚
- 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