越俎代庖 — yue4 zu3 dai4 pao2 — Chinese Dictionary

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yue⁴ zu³ dai⁴ pao²

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

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Pronunciations

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As word

1

yue⁴

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

2

zu³

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

3

dai⁴

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

4

pao²

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