越 ㄩㄝ ˋ yuè 俎 ㄗㄨ ˇ zǔ 代 ㄉㄞ ˋ dài 庖 ㄆㄠ ˊ 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