(noun) a big wok of rice cooked for a large group of people; to be all in the same 'big mix'; to describe a situation where everyone receives the same treatment regardless of their contributions / involements / circumstances; to describe a situation where one takes advantage of a collective system for personal gain without under a communal / collective system without the need to be held accountable for their actions
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞、舊式
中國由1958年開始實行人民公社中嘅糧食分配制度，強制農民集體一齊食飯，廣東人稱之為「大鑊飯」 the food distribution system started in 1958 China, in order to share food fairly, all workers dined together, Cantonese people literally called it "large wok of rice"