庖丁 páo dīng — Pao Ding, a master cook (Zhuangzi)

庖丁
páo dīng

Characters: 庖 · 丁

Definitions

  1. Pao Ding, a master cook (Zhuangzi)

More definitions

ExtDict

  1. 厨师。

Examples

  • 庖丁解牛的故事，出自《庄子》，讲的是熟能生巧。

    The story of Cook Ding dissecting an ox comes from Zhuangzi and shows how practice makes perfect.

  • 正如庖丁所言，顺应事物的规律才能得心应手。

    As Cook Ding said, only by following the nature of things can one work with ease.

  • 他技艺娴熟，如庖丁解牛般游刃有余。

    His skill was so practiced that he moved as effortlessly as Cook Ding.