越俎代庖 — Chinese idiom
越俎代庖
yuè zǔ dài páo
Meaning
- lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen ; fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
- to take matters into one's own hands
Character by character
- 越yuèto exceed, to surpass, to transcend
- 俎zǔchopping board or block; painted
- 代dàiera, generation; to substitute for, to replace
- 庖páokitchen; cooking, cuisine
Idioms sharing a character
- 吴越同舟 Wú Yuè tóng zhōu
- 杀人越货 shā rén yuè huò
- 翻山越岭 fān shān yuè lǐng
- 蹿房越脊 cuān fáng yuè jǐ
- 世代相传 shì dài xiāng chuán
- 代代相传 dài dài xiāng chuán
- 以言代法 yǐ yán dài fǎ
- 包办代替 bāo bàn dài tì
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī
- 容华绝代 róng huá jué dài
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