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吃大鍋飯

简吃大锅饭 · 繁吃大鍋飯

Mandarin · pinyin chī dà guō fàn

lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance

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吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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飯: fàn · cooked rice; food; meal
锅: guō · cooking-pot, saucepan
饭: fàn · cooked rice; food, meal

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1–4–1–4 · chi1 da4 guo1 fan4

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(idiomatic, figurative, Mainland China) to get the same reward regardless of one’s performance in work

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