俎

zǔ

a stand for food at sacrifice

Ancient forms

3 forms

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zǔ zu3

刀俎dāozǔsacrificial knife and altar
越俎代庖yuèzǔdàipáolit. 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
折冲樽俎zhéchōngzūnzǔlit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table