「鐵飯碗」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: tit3 faan6 wun2
Individual
Character Meaning:
hard; strong; solid; firm; unchangeable; iron; arms; weapon
meal; cooked rice; stupid; idiot
bowl
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
a secure job; a job from which one is unlikely to be dismissed; especially, a government job; literally, iron rice bowl (measure word: 個)
(Cant.) ji4gaa1zing3fu2gung1ji5ging1m4hai6tit3faan6wun2
(Eng.) Nowadays a government job is not considered to be an "iron rice bowl" (stable work, job for life) anymore.
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