越俎代庖 yuè zǔ dài páo

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越俎代庖

yuèzǔdàipáo

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

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
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
- ，。
  He always overstepped his authority and intervened in others' affairs, making people very uncomfortable.
貳动verb
to take matters into one's own hands
- ，。
  He's always overstepping and doing things on his own, which makes me very angry.

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越俎代庖

Traditional越

yuèzǔdàipáo

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

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
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
- ，。
  He always overstepped his authority and intervened in others' affairs, making people very uncomfortable.
貳动verb
to take matters into one's own hands
- ，。
  He's always overstepping and doing things on his own, which makes me very angry.

解字

越

Running fast like swinging an axe, crossing every boundary, means to overcome.

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