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大鍋飯
daai6 wo1 faan6 |
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[1] food prepared in a canteen or mess hall for a large group of people [2] the concept of eating from the same big rice pot, figuratively referring to the idea that everyone gets the same rewards in an organisation regardless of individual performances. This term is often used to disparage the system used in organisations in mainland China before the economic reforms of the 1980s and 1990s. | [粵]: 大鑊飯 Level: 3 Google Frequency: 289,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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大鍋飯 / 大锅饭 | ||
This word has been viewed 1990 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 15th May 2005 17:08 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:大 daai6 - big鍋 wo1 - pot; pan 飯 faan6 - cooked rice 1 compounds containing this word:吃大鍋飯 - to mess together |
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