越俎代庖

jyut6 zo2 doi6 paau4

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. 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. to take matters into one's own hands

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