| 俎 | [ zǔ ] a stand for food at sacrifice |
| ⇒ 人為刀俎，我為魚肉 | [ rén weí daō zǔ wǒ weí yú roù ] lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom), fig. to be at sb's mercy |
| ⇒ 刀俎 | [ daō zǔ ] sacrificial knife and altar |
| ⇒ 折衝樽俎 | [ zhé chōng zūn zǔ ] lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table, fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions |
| ⇒ 越俎代庖 | [ yuè zǔ daì paó ] 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 |