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Meaning of 铁饭碗

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tiě fàn wǎn (Trad.: 鐵飯碗)
secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
Example Sentences
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"We still have to find an iron rice bowl, " he said.
2
The so-called "iron rice bowl" prevailed in the past, but things are quite different today.
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Its workers were the socialist elite, enjoying cradle-to-grave benefits and an "iron rice bowl" - jobs guaranteed for life.
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Other people feel that "the iron rice bowl" should be roughly smashed.
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For me, the Chinese language is like Tie Fan Wan (iron rice bowl), which means a stable source of income.