俎

chopping board or block; painted; a stand for food at sacrifice

Strokes
9
Pinyin
zǔ

Parts

Words with 俎

  1. 刀俎dāo zǔ · daozusacrificial knife and altar
  2. 折冲樽俎zhé chōng zūn zǔ · zhechongzunzulit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table; fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions
  3. 越俎代庖yuè zǔ dài páo · yuezudaipaolit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs; to take matters into one's own hands
  4. 人为刀俎,我为鱼肉rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu · renweidaozu,woweiyurou(lit.) to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom); (fig.) to be at sb's mercy

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences