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越俎代庖 (jyut6 zo2 doi6 paau4) — to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs in Cantonese

jyutˍ₆越zoˊ²俎doiˍ₆代paauˎ₄庖
Mandarin Pinyin: yue4 zu3 dai4 pao2

Meaning of 越俎代庖

nounto exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs

Characters in 越俎代庖

越jyut6
exceed; overstep; go beyond
俎zo2
chopping board or block
代doi6
generation
庖paau4
kitchen; cooking, cuisine

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