Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 碗

variant of 碗 (wǎn)

variant of 碗 (wǎn)

bowl
cup
CL:隻／只 (zhī),個／个 (gè)

variant of 碗 (wǎn)

soup bowl

dishes
crockery
plates and cups

very large bowl

teacup

cupboard

rice bowl
fig. livelihood
job
way of making a living

bowl and chopsticks
tableware

lidded teacup

very large bowl (Tw)

to wash the dishes

secure and lucrative job

chawanmushi, Japanese savory egg custard dish that is steamed and served in a small bowl

gotu kola (Centella asiatica), herbaceous plant

dish dryer

kitchen sink

to look for a job

secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)

dishwashing liquid

Super Bowl (American football championship game)

dish cloth
tea towel

sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

to lose one's job

dishwasher

guōwǎnpiáopén

kitchen utensils (literary)

pòwǎnpòshuāi

lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily

yīwǎnshuǐduānpíng

一碗水端平

[一碗水端平]

lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
fig. to be impartial

chīzhewǎnlǐ,qiáozheguōlǐ

吃着碗里，瞧着锅里

[吃著碗裡，瞧著鍋裡]

see 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡／吃着碗里，看着锅里 (chīzhewǎnlǐ,kànzheguōlǐ)

chīzhewǎnlǐ,kànzheguōlǐ

吃着碗里，看着锅里

[吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡]

lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
not content with what one already has
(of men, typically) to have the wandering eye

duānqǐwǎnchīròu,fàngxiàkuàizimàniáng

端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘

[端起碗吃肉，放下筷子罵娘]

lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom)
fig. to complain despite being privileged
to be ungrateful for what one has been given