páo​dài

to act in another's place

  • created reference approved 庖代 → 代庖 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    庖代 páo​dài

    代庖 dài​páo

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 庖代 · páo​dài · to act in another's place — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    庖代

    páo​dài

    to act in another's place

    (literary) to substitute for someone else; to take over someone else's job or duties. Originally referring to replacing a chef, it is often used in the phrase [[越俎代庖|越俎代庖|yue4 zu3 dai4 pao2]] to describe overstepping one's authority to handle another's affairs.

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

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 庖代 · páo​dài · replace a chef — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    庖代

    páo​dài

    replace a chef

    (literary) to substitute for a cook or chef

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

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

    created sense