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食不厭精，膾不厭細

简食不厌精，脍不厌细 · 繁食不厭精，膾不厭細

Mandarin · pinyin shí bù yàn jīng , kuài bù yàn xì

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

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食: shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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精: jīng · essence; semen; spirit
膾: Look up this written character
細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
厌: yàn · dislike, detest, reject; satiate
脍: kuài · minced meat or fish
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin

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