肉烂在锅里 in English rou4 lan4 zai4 guo1 li3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders

Simplified Characters

肉 烂 在 锅 里

Traditional Characters

肉 爛 在 鍋 裡

Pinyin

rou4 lan4 zai4 guo1 li3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

肉rou4meat 烂lan4soft 在zai4(located) at 锅guo1pot 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3]