Usage of the character 俎
zǔ
俎
[俎]
- a stand for food at sacrifice
dāozǔ
刀俎
[刀俎]
- sacrificial knife and altar
zhéchōngzūnzǔ
折冲樽俎
[折衝樽俎]
- lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table
- fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions
yuèzǔdàipáo
越俎代庖
[越俎代庖]
- 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
rénwéidāozǔ,wǒwéiyúròu
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
[人為刀俎，我為魚肉]
- lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
- fig. to be at sb's mercy