大锅饭

大锅饭 [dà guō fàn]

1. ■ food prepared in a large canteen cauldron; “the big rice bowl” system; “big-pot” system; “big-pot” distribution system; mess:

吃大锅饭 eat in the canteen the same as everyone else; mess together;“ everybody eating from the same big pot” --equalitarian treatment of enterprises and individuals regardless of their performances;

只有懒汉庸才才会留恋那大锅饭的年代。 Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.