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 in this word
4越
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generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods, abbr. for Vietnam 越南
- Pinyin
- Yuè
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 1329 of 2500
俎
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a stand for food at sacrifice
- Pinyin
- zǔ
- Strokes
- 9
代
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to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute, generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
- Pinyin
- dài
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 6862 of 2500
庖
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kitchen
- Pinyin
- páo
- Strokes
- 8