越
俎
代
庖

Word Definition - 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

Individual Character Details

越 yuè, yuè
俎 zǔ
代 dài
庖 páo