越俎代庖

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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generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods / abbr. for Vietnam 越南
to exceed / to climb over / to surpass / the more... the more

= + : Yu the Great is extremely mad at all the Nordic walkers in the elevator's bathroom. With a battle-axe, he chops Nordic walking poles into small pieces. The more he chops, the smaller the pieces get.
a stand for food at sacrifice
to substitute / to act on behalf of others / to replace / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon

= + : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) wants to practice her archery skills in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). On the other side Don Quixote (d) is standing, but they don't have an apple, so they substitute the apple with a token (代, 代币). Don Quixote is trembling heavily as Rosa lifts her bow (弋) and prepares to shoot down the token from Don's head.
kitchen

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