chī
guō
fàn

idiom
proverb

Meaning of 吃大锅饭

吃大锅饭 means to eat from the same big pot; to practice egalitarian compensation irrespective of contribution. Pronounced chī dà guō fàn.

  • to eat from the same big pot; to practice egalitarian compensation irrespective of contribution

Definitions & Examples

Gǎi
qián
 
duō
guó
yǒu
hái
zài
chī
guō
fàn
 

Before the reforms, many state-owned enterprises were still practicing egalitarian pay regardless of work.

men
tuán
duì
néng
gǎo
chī
guō
fàn
 
gàn
duō
gàn
shǎo
yàng
 

Our team can't adopt the 'big pot' system where everyone gets the same regardless of how much they work.

Zhè
zhǒng
chī
guō
fàn
de
fēn
pèi
fāng
shì
yán
zhòng
le
yuán
gōng
de
xìng
 

This egalitarian distribution system severely dampens employees' enthusiasm.

Yào
chī
guō
fàn
de
miàn
 
shí
xíng
xiào
gōng
 

To break the 'big pot rice' situation, we must implement performance-based pay.