English Explanatory Dictionary

iron rice bowl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A guaranteed state job in China that lasts until retirement and pays a pension until death.

Word forms

iron rice bowl iron rice bowls

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 鐵飯碗／铁饭碗 (tiěfànwǎn), from 鐵／铁 (tiě, “iron”) + 飯碗／饭碗 (fànwǎn, “rice bowl”).

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