庖丁

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Chinese

kitchen
4th heavenly stem; man; people
4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname
 
simp. and trad.
(庖丁)
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Etymology

After a famous chef named (dīng) mentioned in Zhuangzi. See 庖丁解牛 (páodīngjiěniú) for details.

Pronunciation


Noun

庖丁

  1. (literary) cook (person who prepares food)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Hyōgaiji
ちょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 庖丁 – see the following entry.
包丁ほうちょう
kitchen knife, cooking knife, cleaver
(This term, 庖丁, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)