越俎代庖(yuè zǔ dài páo): lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over…
4 characters
lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over…
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- yuè zǔ dài páo
- Meaning
- 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
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
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