君子對於飛禽走獸，見到它們活著，便不忍心見到它們死；聽到它們哀叫，便不忍心吃它們的肉。

The superior man is affected towards animals: having seen them alive, he cannot bear to see them die; having heard their cries, he cannot bear to eat their flesh.

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Sentence Composition

1 君子 jūnzǐ
  1. nobleman
  2. person of noble character
2 對於 duìyú regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
3 飛禽走獸 fēiqínzǒushòu (idiom) birds and animals
4 見到 jiàndào to see
5 它們 tāmen they; them
6 活著 huózhe alive
=7 便 biàn
  1. plain
  2. informal
  3. suitable
  4. convenient
  5. opportune
  6. to urinate or defecate
  7. equivalent to 就 jiù: then
  8. in that case
  9. even if
  10. soon afterwards
=7 便 pián
  1. used in 便宜 piányi
  2. used in 便便 piánpián
  3. used in 便嬛 piánxuān
8 不忍心 bùrěnxīn can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)
9 見到 jiàndào to see
10 它們 tāmen they; them
11 死 sǐ
  1. to die
  2. impassable
  3. uncrossable
  4. inflexible
  5. rigid
  6. extremely
  7. damned
12 聽到 tīngdào to hear
13 它們 tāmen they; them
14 哀叫 āijiào to cry out sorrowfully
=15 便 biàn
  1. plain
  2. informal
  3. suitable
  4. convenient
  5. opportune
  6. to urinate or defecate
  7. equivalent to 就 jiù: then
  8. in that case
  9. even if
  10. soon afterwards
=15 便 pián
  1. used in 便宜 piányi
  2. used in 便便 piánpián
  3. used in 便嬛 piánxuān
16 不忍心 bùrěnxīn can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)
=17 吃 chī
  1. to eat; to consume
  2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  3. to eradicate; to destroy
  4. to absorb
  5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
=17 吃 chī variant of 吃 chī
18 它們 tāmen they; them
=19 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=19 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=19 的 dí really and truly
=19 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
20 肉 ròu
  1. meat
  2. flesh
  3. pulp (of a fruit)
  4. (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
  5. (of a person) flabby
  6. irresolute
  7. Kangxi radical 130