Bù tú guōbā chī, bù zài guō biān zhuàn.

不圖鍋巴吃, 不在鍋邊轉。

Lit [If one were] not planning to eat rice crust, [one would] not be circling around the cooking pan.

Fig People do not hang around without a purpose.

Note [Note: guōbā refers to crispy rice cooked hard on the bottom of a wok or Chinese round-bottomed frying pan.]

Topics guōbā MOTIVES PURPOSE SELF-INTEREST wok