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肉爛在鍋裡

简肉烂在锅里 · 繁肉爛在鍋裡

Mandarin · pinyin ròu làn zài guō lǐ

lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom)
fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders

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肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
爛: Look up this written character
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
鍋: Look up this written character
裡: Look up this written character
烂: làn · rotten, spoiled, decayed
锅: guō · cooking-pot, saucepan
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166

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4–4–4–1–3 · rou4 lan4 zai4 guo1 li3

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