zǔ

rénwéidāozǔ,wǒwéiyúròu

lit. to be the meat on sb's cutting board (idiom) / fig. to be at sb's mercy

zǔ

a stand for food at sacrifice

dāozǔ

sacrificial knife and altar

yuèzǔdàipáo

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

zhéchōngzūnzǔ

lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table / fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions