越俎代庖 yuè zǔ dài páo ㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄆㄠˊ jyut6 zo2 doi6 paau4
- 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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越
- 优越 優越 yōu yuè ㄧㄡ ㄩㄝˋ jau1 jyut6 superior
- 卓越 zhuó yuè ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄩㄝˋ coek3 jyut6 outstanding
- 穿越 chuān yuè ㄔㄨㄢ ㄩㄝˋ cyun1 jyut6 to pass through
- 超越 chāo yuè ㄔㄠ ㄩㄝˋ ciu1 jyut6 to surpass; to exceed; to transcend
- 越发 越發 yuè fā ㄩㄝˋ ㄈㄚ jyut6 faat3 increasingly
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- 越过 越過 yuè guò ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ jyut6 gwo3 to cross over
- 跨越 kuà yuè ㄎㄨㄚˋ ㄩㄝˋ kwaa3 jyut6 to step across
- 越来越 越來越 yuè lái yuè ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄝˋ jyut6 loi4 jyut6 more and more
- 僭越 jiàn yuè ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ cim3 jyut6 to usurp
- 北越 Běi Yuè ㄅㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ bak1 jyut6 North Vietnam
- 南越 Nán Yuè ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ naam4 jyut6 South Vietnam
- 吴越 吳越 Wú Yuè ㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ ng4 jyut6 states of south China in different historical periods
- 攀越 pān yuè ㄆㄢ ㄩㄝˋ paan1 jyut6 to climb over
- 横越 橫越 héng yuè ㄏㄥˊ ㄩㄝˋ waang4 jyut6 to cross
- 檀越 tán yuè ㄊㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ taan4 jyut6 (Buddhism) benefactor (designation of a lay person by a monk)
- 清越 qīng yuè ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩㄝˋ cing1 jyut6 clear and melodious
- 激越 jī yuè ㄐㄧ ㄩㄝˋ gik1 jyut6 intense
- 百越 Bǎi Yuè ㄅㄞˇ ㄩㄝˋ baak3 jyut6 Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups
- 翻越 fān yuè ㄈㄢ ㄩㄝˋ faan1 jyut6 to cross
- 胡越 Hú Yuè ㄏㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ wu4 jyut6 the peoples north, west and south of China
俎
代
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 世代 shì dài ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ sai3 doi6 for many generations
- 交代 jiāo dài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋ gaau1 doi6 to transfer (duties to sb else)
- 代价 代價 dài jià ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ doi6 gaa3 price
- 代替 dài tì ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧˋ doi6 tai3 to replace; to take the place of
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- 代沟 代溝 dài gōu ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄡ doi6 kau1 generation gap
- 代理 dài lǐ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ doi6 lei5 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
- 代号 代號 dài hào ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋ doi6 hou6 code name
- 代表 dài biǎo ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ doi6 biu2 representative
- 代课 代課 dài kè ㄉㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ doi6 fo3 to teach as substitute for absent teacher
- 取代 qǔ dài ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ ceoi2 doi6 to replace
- 古代 gǔ dài ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ gu2 doi6 ancient times
- 年代 nián dài ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ nin4 doi6 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
- 后代 後代 hòu dài ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ hau6 doi6 descendant; progeny
- 时代 時代 shí dài ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ si4 doi6 age
- 替代 tì dài ㄊㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ tai3 doi6 to substitute for
- 朝代 cháo dài ㄔㄠˊ ㄉㄞˋ ciu4 doi6 dynasty
- 现代 現代 xiàn dài ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ jin6 doi6 modern times
- 当代 當代 dāng dài ㄉㄤ ㄉㄞˋ dong1 doi6 the present age
- 近代 jìn dài ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄞˋ gan6 doi6 the not-very-distant past