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铁饭碗
tiě fàn wǎn
Description
"铁饭碗"是指一份很稳定的工作，永远不会失去。
"铁饭碗" refers to a very stable job that you will never lose.
很多人想要铁饭碗，因为这样的工作很安全。
Many people want a 铁饭碗 because such jobs are very secure.
Meanings
铁饭碗tiě fàn wǎn
a secure, stable job for life
他有一个铁饭碗，从来不担心失业。
He has a secure job and never worries about unemployment.
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Notes
- Etymology
literally "iron rice bowl" — a bowl that never breaks, meaning a job never lost.
- Nuance
often refers to government or state-owned jobs; can imply lack of ambition.
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