Read Edit View history 庖代 páodài to act in another's place Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 庖代 páodài 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 yuèzǔdàipáo to describe overstepping one's authority to handle another's affairs. replace a chef (literary) to substitute for a cook or chef Frequency Written text 0.002 per million Cross-References Same as 代庖 dàipáo Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
庖代 páodài 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 yuèzǔdàipáo to describe overstepping one's authority to handle another's affairs. replace a chef (literary) to substitute for a cook or chef Frequency Written text 0.002 per million Cross-References Same as 代庖 dàipáo Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)