Chinese–English

越俎代庖

yuè zǔ dài páo · yue zu dai pao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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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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