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庖丁

páo dīng ㄆㄠˊ ㄉㄧㄥ : 厨师。 A cook. Show full entry 《庄子·养生主》: 庖丁为文惠君解牛，手之所触，肩之所倚，足之所履，膝之所踦，砉然向然，奏刀騞然，莫不中音。 Show complete text His cook was cutting up an ox for the ruler Wen Hui. Whenever he applied his hand, leaned forward with his shoulder, planted his foot, and employed the pressure of his knee, in the audible ripping off of the skin, and slicing operation of the knife, the sounds were all in regular cadence. 《淮南子·齐俗训》: 庖丁用刀十九年，而刀如新剖硎。 Show complete text 《吕氏春秋·精通》: 宋之庖丁好解牛，所见无非死牛者。 Show complete text 《西游记》: 一壁厢又吩咐庖丁排筵设宴，明晨会亲。 Show complete text 《全唐诗》: 轮辕无匠石，刀几有庖丁。 Show complete text 《论衡·订鬼》: 宋之庖丁学解牛，三年不见生牛，所见皆死牛也。 Show complete text 《康熙字典·一部》: 又《庄子·养生主》庖丁解牛。 Show complete text

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