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俎
zǔ
chopping board or block; painted
📷 Pictographic:
A slab of meat on a chopping board 且
Words Using 俎 (5)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
rénwéidāozǔ,wǒwéiyúròu
lit. to be the meat on sb's cutting board (idiom) / fig. to be at sb's mercy
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
rénwéidāozǔ,wǒwéiyúròu
lit. to be the meat on sb's cutting board (idiom) / fig. to be at sb's mercy
俎
zǔ
a stand for food at sacrifice
俎
zǔ
a stand for food at sacrifice
刀俎
dāozǔ
sacrificial knife and altar
刀俎
dāozǔ
sacrificial knife and altar
折冲樽俎
zhéchōngzūnzǔ
lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table / fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions
折冲樽俎
zhéchōngzūnzǔ
lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table / fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions
越俎代庖
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
越俎代庖
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
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