铁饭碗

Traditional form:

鐵飯碗

Pinyin (reading):

tiěfànwǎn

Definitions:

• secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)

Characters:

• 铁 - iron; strong, solid, firm
• 饭 - meal, food; cooked rice
• 碗 - bowl, small dish

Traditional characters:

• 鐵 - iron; strong, solid, firm
• 飯 - meal, food; cooked rice
• 碗 - bowl, small dish