饭碗 (fàn wǎn) — (literal) rice bowl; (figurative) job, livelihood

Definition

饭碗 literally means 'rice bowl' but is used figuratively for one's job or livelihood, especially one that puts food on the table. Closer in feel to 活 (informal 'work') than to the formal 工作 or the specific 职位/岗位.

noun
(literal) rice bowl(figurative) joblivelihood
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Beispiele

  • 饭碗
    Zhè ge fàn wǎn shì nǎi nai liú gěi wǒ de.
    This rice bowl was left to me by my grandmother.
  • 饭碗
    Tā bù gǎn cí zhí, pà diū le fàn wǎn.
    He doesn't dare quit for fear of losing his job.
  • 饭碗
    Xiàn zài zhǎo gè wěn dìng de fàn wǎn bù róng yì.
    Finding a stable job isn't easy nowadays.

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