食不厭精,膾不厭細

sik6 bat1 jim3 zing1 ,kui2 bat1 jim3 sai3

lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects) · fig. to be fastidious about one's food

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)
  2. fig. to be fastidious about one's food

Written Forms

食不厭精,膾不厭細Traditional · Main Form
食不厌精,脍不厌细Alternate Form

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