肉烂在锅里

Traditional: 肉爛在鍋裡

ròu làn zài guō lǐ

Dictionary entry

lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom)

What does 肉烂在锅里 mean?

肉烂在锅里 (ròu làn zài guō lǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom)

2fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders

Character breakdown

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肉ròumeat · flesh 烂lànsoft; mushy · well-cooked and soft 在zàito exist; to be alive · (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 锅guōpot; pan; wok; cauldron · pot-shaped thing 里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]

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