越俎代庖 in English yue4 zu3 dai4 pao2 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
• to take matters into one's own hands

Pinyin

yue4 zu3 dai4 pao2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

越yue4generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 俎zu3a stand for food at sacrifice 代dai4to substitute 庖pao2kitchen