俎
俎
zǔ
ㄗㄨˇ
- chopping board or block
- painted
Words with 俎俎
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Idiom
1. lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen
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2. fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
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Verb
3. to take matters into one's own hands
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1. lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table
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2. fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
ㄖㄣˊㄨㄟˊㄉㄠㄗㄨˇ,ㄨㄛˇㄨㄟˊㄩˊㄖㄡˋ
人為刀俎,我為魚肉
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
Simplified
Traditional
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
人為刀俎,我為魚肉
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Idiom
1. lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block
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2. fig. to be at sb's mercy