yuè zǔ dài páo

越俎代庖 (yuè zǔ dài páo) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs; to take matters into one's own hands”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
  2. 2to take matters into one's own hands

Characters in 越俎代庖

越yuè · to exceed俎zǔ · a stand for food at sacrifice代dài · to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute庖páo · kitchen

Related words

越to exceed越generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods代表representative越来越more and more年代a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)时代age时代Time, US weekly news magazine代价price代to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute代替to replace; to take the place of穿越to pass through现代modern times

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