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