越俎代庖

yuè zǔ dài páo

Definitions

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

Child Words of 越俎代庖

• 代 dài: to substitute
• 越 yuè: generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
• 俎 zǔ: a stand for food at sacrifice
• 庖 páo: kitchen