Definition & Meaning

take somebody else's job into one's own hands; exceed one's authority

Word usage

yuè zǔ dài páo

越 俎 代 庖

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derogtake somebody else's job into one's own hands; exceed one's authority
- jí shǐ zuò de duì yě bù néng yuè zǔ dài páo
  即使做的对，也不能越俎代庖。
  Even if done right, we can not exceed other's authority.
synonym
yuè zhí dài lǐ越职代理
antonym
gè sī qí zhí各司其职

Word usage

Note
"庖" cannot be pronounced as "bāo".

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