吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
  2. fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance

CHARACTERS

吃 chī eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
鍋 guō cooking-pot, saucepan
飯 fàn cooked rice; food; meal