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吃大鍋飯
简 吃大锅饭 · 繁 吃大鍋飯Mandarin · pinyin chī dà guō fàn
Meanings
- lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
- fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
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1–4–1–4 · chi1 da4 guo1 fan4
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verb
- (idiomatic, figurative, Mainland China) to get the same reward regardless of one’s performance in work
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