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Definition(s) for: 越俎代庖

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
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

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 34,210 64,131 74,354

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yuè- generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
- abbr. for Vietnam 越南
yuè- to exceed
- to climb over
- to surpass
- the more... the more
- a stand for food at sacrifice
dài- to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute
- generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
páo- kitchen

Other Words Containing 越俎代庖

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
越俎代庖 - - 34,210 64,131 74,354