kənfjˈuːʃəs hˌuː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪnðə lˈuː stˈeɪt wʌz kwˈoʊɾᵻd ɪnðɪ ˈæneɪləkts æz sˈeɪɪŋ, "wˈʌn ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt ɪndˈʌldʒ ˈoʊvɚli ɪn fˈaɪn flˈaʊɚ, ɔːɹ ɪn kjˈuːaɪ ɐ dˈɪʃ ɐkˈɪn tə kɑːɹpˈæksɪˌoʊ ðæt ɪz slˈaɪst tˈuː θˈɪnli".
Confucius (who was born in the Lu state) was quoted in the Analects as saying, "One should not indulge overly in fine flour, or in kuai (a dish akin to carpaccio) that is sliced too thinly".