To exceed one's position and meddle in other people's affairs or take over someone else's responsibilities.

a person whose profession is to cook

another name for Fu Xi ([[伏羲|伏羲|Fu2 xi1]]), consort of Nüwa ([[女娲|女媧|Nu:3 wa1]])

A nobleman stays clear of the kitchen because, having seen a living animal, he cannot bear to see it die (an idiom from Mencius illustrating benevolence).