分竈吃飯 fēn zào chī fàn

separate budgets; fiscal decentralization policy

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
分 fēn HSK 1
minute (unit of time); to divide; to separate
竈 zào
kitchen stove; kitchen; variant of 灶zào
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
飯 fàn
meal; cooked rice; devotee