分灶吃饭 fēn zào chī fàn

separate finances; fiscal decentralization

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. "meals prepared at separate stoves", slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC

Characters

Character Meaning
minute (unit of time); to divide; to separate
kitchen stove; kitchen; variant of zào
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
meal; cooked rice; devotee