俎

a stand for food at sacrifice

and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)

old variant of 冰[bing1]

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

sacrificial knife and altar

lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom) / fig. to be at sb's mercy

lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table / fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions