越 俎 代 庖

yuè zǔ dài páodictionary entry

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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越俎代庖 越俎代庖 [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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