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铁饭碗

tiě fàn wǎn

3-character word Traditional 鐵飯碗

What 铁饭碗 means

1. secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)

The characters in 铁饭碗

• 铁tiěiron (metal); arms; weapons
• 饭fàncooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan
• 碗wǎnbowl; cup

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