捞过界
lāo​guò​jiè

to overstep

  • created sense approved 捞过界/撈過界 · lāo​guò​jiè · to overstep — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捞过界 / 撈過界

    lāo​guò​jiè

    to overstep

    To go beyond the scope of one's own duties or responsibilities; to meddle in affairs that are none of one's business or take what one is not entitled to.

    捞 (literal) → 捞/撈 · lāo · to gain improperly 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to exceed 界 (literal) → 界 · jiè · boundary

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

    created sense