iron rice bowl

短语

词形变化

iron rice bowls 复数 iron rice bowls

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

词源

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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