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铁饭碗

鐵飯碗
tiě fàn wǎn

Meanings

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tiě fàn wǎn
  1. 1.secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.iron rice bowl
  2. 2.secure job; job for life; job security

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Etymology

The idea of the “rice bowl” is the rough Chinese equivalent of one's “bread and butter”.

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Components

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