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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	刀俎	刀俎	dāo zǔ	dao1 zu3	sacrificial knife and altar
2	人为刀俎，我为鱼肉	人為刀俎，我為魚肉	rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu	ren2 wei2 dao1 zu3 , wo3 wei2 yu2 rou4	lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom); fig. to be at sb's mercy
3	越俎代庖	越俎代庖	yuè zǔ dài páo	yue4 zu3 dai4 pao2	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
4	折冲樽俎	折衝樽俎	zhé chōng zūn zǔ	zhe2 chong1 zun1 zu3	lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table; fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions
5	俎	俎	zǔ	zu3	a stand for food at sacrifice