越俎代庖

Traditional form:

越俎代庖

Pinyin (reading):

yuèzǔdàipáo

Definitions:

• 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

Characters:

• 越 - to exceed, to surpass, to transcend
• 俎 - chopping board or block; painted
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
• 庖 - kitchen; cooking, cuisine

Traditional characters:

• 越 - to exceed, to surpass, to transcend
• 俎 - chopping board or block; painted
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
• 庖 - kitchen; cooking, cuisine