yuè zǔ dài páo
lit. 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
越
yuè
generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
俎
zǔ
a stand for food at sacrifice
代
dài
to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute
庖
páo
kitchen