Eating in the bowl, looking in the pot
Eating in the bowl and looking in the pot means greedy.
This is a metaphor for greed. The 16th chapter of Cao Xueqin's dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: "the elder Xue is also" eating in the bowl and looking in the pot. " usage as predicate or object; used to be greedy
Eating in the bowl, looking in the pot
steal a little leisure from the rush of business - máng lǐ tōu xián
strict and fair in meting out rewards and punishments - shǎng fá yán míng
can speak on a subject with great familiarity - rú shǔ jiā zhēn
When enemies meet, they are especially open-minded - chóu rén xiāng jiàn ,fèn wài yǎn zhēng