庖丁

Chinese

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

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)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Hyōgai
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
[noun] kitchen knife, cooking knife, cleaver
(This term, 庖丁, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)