分竈吃飯 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
HSK 1
divide; small unit of time etc.
竈 zào furnace; kitchen stove
吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
飯 fàn cooked rice; food; meal