俎 zǔ

chopping board or block; painted

#4909

DEFINITIONS

  • chopping board or block
  • painted
  • a stand for food at sacrifice

STROKES

WORDS

越俎代庖 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
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 rén wéi dāo zǔ ， wǒ wéi yú ròu lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom); fig. to be at sb's mercy
人為刀俎，我為魚肉 rén wéi dāo zǔ ， wǒ wéi yú ròu lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom); fig. to be at sb's mercy
刀俎 dāo zǔ sacrificial knife and altar
折冲樽俎 zhé chōng zūn zǔ lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table; fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions
折衝樽俎 zhé chōng zūn zǔ lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table; fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions
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