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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君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
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lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius);
fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
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君子遠庖廚
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
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lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius);
fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
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庖厨
páo chú
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kitchen;
cook;
chef
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庖廚
páo chú
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kitchen;
cook;
chef
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庖牺氏
páo xī shì
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another name for 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], consort of 女媧|女娲[Nu:3 wa1]
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庖犧氏
páo xī shì
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another name for 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], consort of 女媧|女娲[Nu:3 wa1]
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