代庖
dài​páo

to work on behalf of another

  • created reference approved 代庖 → 越俎代庖 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    代庖 dài​páo

    越俎代庖 yuè​zǔ​dài​páo

    see

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  • created sense approved 代庖 · dài​páo · to work on behalf of another — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    代庖

    dài​páo

    to work on behalf of another

    To take over someone else's work or do something for someone else; literally to substitute for the cook. Often used as part of the phrase [[越俎代庖|越俎代庖|yue4 zu3 dai4 pao2]].

    代 (literal) → 代 · dài · to substitute 庖 (literal) → 庖 · páo · cook

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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