A slab of meat on a chopping board 且
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Historical Evolution
俎
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
俎
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
俎
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
俎
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
俎
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
俎 [zǔ]
a stand for food at sacrifice
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
越俎代庖 [yuèzǔdàipáo] #34,210
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
刀俎 [dāozǔ] #59,564
sacrificial knife and altar
折冲樽俎 [zhéchōngzūnzǔ] #68,945
lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table
折冲樽俎 [zhéchōngzūnzǔ] #68,945
lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 [rénwéidāozǔ, wǒwéiyúròu]
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 [rénwéidāozǔ, wǒwéiyúròu]
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
JAPANESE WORDS (10)
⭐ まな板 [まないた] #21,517
chopping board
俎上 [そじょう] #62,956
on the chopping board
まな板の鯉 [まないたのこい] #109,896
someone doomed to their fate
俎上の魚 [そじょうのうお] #206,129
being in a helpless situation
俎豆 [そとう] #221,553
ancient altar of sacrifice
樽俎 [そんそ] #287,660
(eating or drinking) party
まな板の上の鯉 [まないたのうえのこい]
someone doomed to their fate
俎上にのせる [そじょうにのせる]
to put (a topic) up for debate
俎上の鯉 [そじょうのこい]
someone doomed to their fate
樽俎折衝 [そんそせっしょう]
diplomatic negotiations at the dinner table