Traduction :
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
Référence :
越:跨过;俎:古代祭祀时摆祭品的礼器;庖:厨师。主祭的人跨过礼器去代替厨师办席。比喻超出自己业务范围去处理别人所管的事。
Origine :
《庄子·逍遥游》:“庖人虽不治庖,尸祝不越樽俎而代之矣。”
Annotation :
越俎代庖1
1. yuèzǔdàipáo :
[EN] 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