1.lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)2.fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 谭嗣同[tán sì tóng], Lin Xu 林旭[lín xù], Yang Shenxiu 杨深秀[yáng shēn xiù], Liu Guangdi 刘光第[liú guāng dì], Kang Guangren 康广仁[kāng guǎng rén] and Yang Rui 杨锐[yáng ruì]
1.lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion)2.fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on