分灶吃饭 fēn zào chī fàn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

分 fēn divide; small unit of time etc.
灶 zào kitchen stove, cooking stove
吃 chī eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
饭 fàn cooked rice; food, meal