代庖

dàipáo
  1. (literary) to do others' job for them; to act in the place of others
  2. to do others' job for them; to act in the place of others

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 代 dài
  1. to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute
  2. generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
2 庖 páo kitchen

Containing this entry

越俎代庖 yuèzǔdàipáo
  1. 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
  2. to take matters into one's own hands