庖廚

Chinese

		kitchen	kitchen
trad. (庖廚)		庖	廚
simp. (庖厨)		庖	厨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): páochú

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˊ ㄔㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): paau⁴ cyu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: páochú
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˊ ㄔㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: páochú
    • Wade–Giles: pʻao²-chʻu²
    • Yale: páu-chú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paurchwu
    • Palladius: паочу (paoču)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: paau⁴ cyu⁴
    • Yale: pàauh chyùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paau⁴ tsy⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pao⁴ qu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːu̯²¹ t͡sʰyː²¹/

Noun

庖廚

1. (literary) kitchen

   • 君子之於禽獸也，見其生，不忍見其死；聞其聲，不忍食其肉。是以君子遠庖廚也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     君子之于禽兽也，见其生，不忍见其死；闻其声，不忍食其肉。是以君子远庖厨也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Jūnzǐ zhī yú qínshòu yě, jiàn qí shēng, bùrěn jiàn qí sǐ; wén qí shēng, bù rěn shí qí ròu. Shìyǐ jūnzǐ yuǎn páochú yě. [Pinyin]

     So is the superior man affected towards animals, that, having seen them alive, he cannot bear to see them die; having heard their dying cries, he cannot bear to eat their flesh. Therefore he keeps away from his slaughter-house and cook-room.

2. (literary, by extension) feast; sumptuous courses at a meal
3. (literary, by extension) kitchen worker

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 廚房 (“kitchen”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		廚, 庖, 廚下, 廚房, 庖廚
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		廚房
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	廚房
	Taiwan	廚房
	Langfang	廚房
	Chengde	廚房
	Ulanhot	外屋地兒, 灶房
	Tongliao	外屋地
	Chifeng	廚房
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	廚房, 外屋地兒
	Heihe	廚房
	Qiqihar	廚房
	Harbin	廚房, 灶屋, 灶房
	Jiamusi	廚房
	Baicheng	廚房
	Changchun	廚房
	Tonghua	廚房
	Shenyang	廚房
	Jinzhou	廚房, 外屋兒地下, 外地下
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	廚房
	Tangshan	廚房, 灶火屋兒, 灶火房
	Cangzhou	廚房, 飯屋兒, 飯屋
	Baoding	廚房
	Shijiazhuang	廚房
	Lijin	廚房, 飯屋, 伙屋
	Jinan	廚房, 飯屋
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	堂屋地
	Dandong	廚房
	Yantai	正間地
	Qingdao	廚房
	Zhucheng	飯屋
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	廚房
	Jining	廚房
	Daming	廚屋
	Wanrong	做飯合, 飯廈, 鍋頭
	Linfen	裡樓
	Shangqiu	廚房, 灶屋
	Yuanyang	廚房
	Zhengzhou	灶火屋, 廚屋
	Xinyang	廚屋
	Baihe	廚房, 灶房
	Xi'an	廚房, 灶房
	Baoji	廚房
	Tianshui	廚房
	Xining	廚房, 伙房
	Xuzhou	廚房, 鍋屋
	Fuyang	廚房, 灶屋, 鍋屋
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	廚房, 廚屋
	Bayanhot	廚房, 伙房
	Lanzhou	廚房, 愴
	Dunhuang	廚房, 伙房
	Hami	廚房
	Ürümqi	廚房, 伙房
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	廚房, 灶房, 灶屋
	Nanchong	廚房, 灶房
	Dazhou	灶屋
	Hanyuan	廚房, 灶房
	Xichang	廚房, 灶房
	Zigong	廚房, 灶門間
	Chongqing	廚房, 灶屋, 灶房
	Wuhan	廚房
	Yichang	廚房
	Xiangyang	廚房
	Tianmen	廚房
	Guiyang	廚房, 灶房
	Zunyi	廚房, 灶房, 伙房
	Bijie	伙房
	Liping	火邊
	Zhaotong	灶房
	Dali	灶房
	Kunming	廚房, 灶房, 伙房
	Mengzi	灶房
	Guilin	廚房
	Guilin (Lingui)	廚房, 灶門口
	Guanyang	火烙
	Liuzhou	廚房, 灶門口
	Hechi (Yizhou)	廚房, 灶房
	Jishou	廚房
	Changde	廚房
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	廚房
	Hanzhong	廚房, 灶房
	Kokang	灶房, 廚房
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	廚房
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	廚房
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	廚房, 灶間, 鍋間 dated, 鍋屋 suburbs
	Yangzhou	鍋上, 廚房
	Lianyungang	廚房, 鍋屋
	Lianshui	廚房, 鍋屋
	Xinghua	廚房, 鍋上, 鍋門口, 灶上
	Nantong	廚房, 廚房家, 灶間, 灶屋
	Anqing	廚房
	Wuhu	廚房
	Hefei	廚房, 鍋間
	Hong'an	廚房, 灶房, 灶屋
Cantonese	Guangzhou	廚房, 下間 dated
	Hong Kong	廚房
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	下間
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	廚房
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	廚房
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	廚房
	Macau	廚房
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	廚房
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	廚房, 涼下
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	廚房
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	下間, 廚房
	Foshan	廚房
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	廚房
	Foshan (Shunde)	下間
	Foshan (Sanshui)	廚房
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	廚房
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	下間
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	下間
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	下間
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	廚房
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	灶邊
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	廚房
	Taishan	廚房, 灶下
	Kaiping (Chikan)	廚房
	Enping (Niujiang)	廚房
	Heshan (Yayao)	灶下
	Dongguan	下間, 廚房
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	下間
	Shaoguan	廚房
	Yunfu	灶前
	Yangjiang	灶前, 廚房
	Xinyi	廚房, 灶窟
	Lianjiang	廚房
	Nanning	廚房, 灶邊
	Wuzhou	廚房, 灶邊
	Yulin	灶門
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	灶面前
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	廚房, masak房
	Singapore (Guangfu)	廚房
Gan	Nanchang	廚房, 灶屋 dated
	Lichuan	廚下
	Pingxiang	廚房, 灶下
Hakka	Meixian	灶下, 灶下仔
	Xingning	灶下
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	廚房
	Huidong (Daling)	灶下
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	灶下, 廚房
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	廚房
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	灶下
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	灶下
	Wengyuan	灶下
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	灶下
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	灶下
	Liannan	灶下
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	灶下
	Jiexi	灶下
	Luhe	灶下
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	灶下
	Changting	灶下
	Wuping	灶下
	Wuping (Yanqian)	灶下
	Wuping (Pingyu)	灶下
	Liancheng	灶下
	Ninghua	廚下, 灶前
	Yudu	灶前
	Ningdu	灶下
	Ruijin	灶前
	Shicheng	灶前
	Shangyou (Shexi)	灶前
	Tonggu (Sandu)	灶下
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	灶前
	Dayu	灶前
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	灶下, 廚房
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	灶下, 廚房
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	灶下, 廚房
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	灶下, 廚房
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	灶下, 廚房
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	灶下
	Hong Kong	灶下, 廚房
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	灶前
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	灶下
	Xinyi (Sihe)	灶下
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	灶下
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	灶下
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	灶下
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	灶下
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	灶下
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	灶下
	Mengshan (Xihe)	灶下
	Luchuan	灶下
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	灶下
	Sabah (Longchuan)	廚房
	Senai (Huiyang)	廚房, masak房
	Senai (Hepo)	廚房
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	廚房
	Singkawang	後尾
Huizhou	Jixi	灶下
	Shexian	廚房, 灶下
Jin	Taiyuan	廚房, 伙房
	Yangyuan	廚房, 伙房
	Datong	廚房
	Xinzhou	伙房
	Lüliang (Lishi)	廚房, 火庵兒
	Changzhi	廚房
	Taibus (Baochang)	伙房
	Linhe	廚房, 灶房, 伙房
	Jining	廚房, 伙房
	Hohhot	廚房, 伙房
	Baotou	伙房
	Dongsheng	伙房
	Haibowan	伙房
	Erenhot	廚房
	Pingshan	灶火坑
	Zhangjiakou	廚房, 伙房
	Handan	廚房
	Linzhou	棚哦底下
	Suide	廚房, 伙房
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鼎間
	Jianyang (Huangkeng)	灶下
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	灶前
	Fuzhou (Changle)	灶前
	Fuqing	灶前, 廚房
	Yongtai	灶前
	Gutian	灶前
	Fu'an	灶前
	Ningde	鼎下
	Shouning	鼎灶間
	Zhouning	灶兜
	Fuding	灶窩間
	Matsu	灶前, 廚房
Southern Min	Xiamen	灶跤, 灶間
	Quanzhou	灶跤, 灶間
	Zhangzhou	灶跤
	Zhao'an	灶跤, 煮食間, 廚房
	Taipei	灶跤, 廚房
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	灶跤, 廚房
	Kaohsiung	灶跤, 廚房
	Yilan	灶跤, 廚房
	Changhua (Lukang)	灶跤
	Taichung	灶跤, 廚房
	Taichung (Wuqi)	灶跤
	Tainan	灶跤, 廚房
	Taitung	灶跤
	Hsinchu	灶跤
	Kinmen	灶跤
	Penghu (Magong)	灶跤
	Penang (Hokkien)	灶跤
	Singapore (Hokkien)	灶跤
	Manila (Hokkien)	灶跤
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	廚房
	Chaozhou	灶下
	Shantou	灶下, 灶前, 火食
	Shantou (Chenghai)	灶下, 灶前, 火食
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	灶下, 灶前, 火食
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	灶下, 灶前, 火食
	Jieyang	火食, 火食房, 灶下
	Haifeng	灶下, 灶下跤
	Bangkok (Teochew)	廚房, 火食
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	煮食房
	Singapore (Teochew)	後尾, 灶跤
	Leizhou	灶前
	Wenchang	灶前
	Haikou	灶前
	Singapore (Hainanese)	灶前
Puxian Min	Putian	灶前
	Xianyou	灶下底, 灶下
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	廚房, 鼎下
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	灶邊
	Nanning (Xinxu)	廚房
	Nanning (Silian)	灶邊
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	廚房, 灶屋
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	灶房
Wu	Shanghai	廚房, 廚房間, 灶間, 灶披間
	Shanghai (Chongming)	灶屋, 灶下
	Suzhou	灶下, 灶下間, 灶披間
	Danyang	廚房, 廚房間, 灶披間, 灶下
	Hangzhou	廚房, 灶頭間
	Ningbo	灶跟間, 灶間, 灶跟, 灶頭間, 廚房間
	Wenzhou	廚房, 廚房間, 鑊灶間
	Jinhua	鑊頭間, 鑊頭
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	鑊前
Xiang	Changsha	廚房, 灶屋
	Xiangtan	灶屋
	Loudi	茶廊房
	Shuangfeng	灶屋, 茶堂
	Quanzhou	廚房