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越俎代庖 (jyut6 zo2 doi6 paau4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

越俎代庖 (jyut6 zo2 doi6 paau4, yuè zǔ dài páo) — 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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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 越來越多 (jyut6 lai4 jyut6 do1) — more and more; increasingly; a growing number
• 越南人 (jyut6 naam4 jan4) — Vietnamese (people)
• 越南共和國 (jyut6 naam4 gung6 wo4 gwok3) — Republic Of Vietnam
• 越南國家航空 (jyut6 naam4 gwok3 gaa1 hong4 hung1) — Vietnam Airlines
• 越南航空 (jyut6 naam4 hong4 hung1) — Vietnam Airlines
• 越南話 (jyut6 naam4 waa2) — Vietnamese (the language)

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