铁饭碗 - secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl) - tiě fàn wǎn | Definition

Definition

铁饭碗

tiě fàn wǎn

secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)

Character Decomposition

铁

钅

人

二

㇒

饭

饣

⺁

又

碗

石

宀

夕

乚

㇆

Related Words (12)

碗

wǎn

1 variant of 碗[wǎn]

洗碗

xǐ wǎn

1 to wash the dishes

饭碗

fàn wǎn

1 rice bowl
2 fig. livelihood
3 job
4 way of making a living

洗碗机

xǐ wǎn jī

1 dishwasher

Idioms (2)

一碗水端平

yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng

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

吃着碗里，看着锅里

chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ

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

Sample Sentences

铁饭碗也会生锈啊，你待的私人企业才好，说不定快升职了呢！

tiěfànwǎn yě huì shēngxiù a ，nǐ dāi de sīrén qǐyè cái hǎo ，shuōbudìng kuài shēngzhí le ne ！

Stable jobs still wear out! Staying at a private business like you is better. Perhaps you are about to get a promotion!

Go to Lesson

也是，还是你聪明，在公家单位找了个铁饭碗的工作。

yě shì ，háishi nǐ cōngming ，zài gōngjiā dānwèi zhǎo le ge tiěfànwǎn de gōngzuò 。

That's true. You are the smarter one for finding a stable job at a public sector.

Go to Lesson

温州人走街串巷卖东西的时候，其他地方的人都还在做梦呢！别人不屑做的小生意，温州人就捡来做。别人还在打铁饭碗的主意，温州人就动起了下海的脑筋。要我说，温州人跟犹太人绝对有的一拼。

Wēnzhōurén zǒujiēchuànxiàng mài dōngxi de shíhou ，qítā dìfang de rén dōu hái zài zuòmèng ne ！biérén bùxiè zuò de xiǎo shēngyi ，Wēnzhōurén jiù jiǎnlái zuò 。biérén hái zài dǎ tiěfànwǎn de zhǔyi ，Wēnzhōurén jiù dòng qǐ le xiàhǎi de nǎojīn 。yào wǒ shuō ，Wēnzhōurén gēn Yóutàirén juéduì yǒudeyīpīn 。

When Wenzhounese are out and about selling their things, people from other places are still dreaming! The petty trade that other people disdain, Wenzhounese are more than willing to do. Everyone else is still stuck on the idea of the 'iron rice bowl', yet Wenzhounese are out there using their brains and going into business. I'd say Wenzhounese are definitely right up there with the Jews.

Go to Lesson

我相信这点国家也有考虑到。虽然我们打破了“铁饭碗”，可是国家并没有对失业人员置之不理。国家不仅加强了失业保障的力度，还大力提倡“竞争上岗”和“下岗再就业”。相信不久以后，高失业率的问题就会得到改善。

wǒ xiāngxìn zhèdiǎn guójiā yě yǒu kǎolǜ dào 。suīrán wǒmen dǎpò le “tiěfànwǎn ”，kěshì guójiā bìng méiyǒu duì shīyè rényuán zhìzhībùlǐ 。guójiā bùjǐn jiāqiáng le shīyè bǎozhàng de lìdù ，hái dàlì tíchàng “jìngzhēng shànggǎng ”hé “xiàgǎng zài jiùyè ”。xiāngxìn bùjiǔ yǐhòu ，gāo shīyèlǜ de wèntí jiù huì dédào gǎishàn 。

I believe the government has also given this some thought. Although we've ``broken the iron rice bowl," the government definitely hasn't turned its back on the unemployed. The government has not only strengthened unemployment protection, it also vigorously promotes ``competing for jobs," and ``starting a new career after you lose your job." I'm sure that before long, the problem of high unemployment rates will see some improvement.

Go to Lesson

可是丧失了“铁饭碗”，提高了失业率，将造成人心的不稳定，同样不利于经济的发展。

kěshì sàngshī le “tiěfànwǎn ”，tígāo le shīyèlǜ ，jiāng zàochéng rénxīn de bù wěndìng ，tóngyàng bùlì yú jīngjì de fāzhǎn 。

But the death of the ``iron rice bowl" has raised the unemployment rate. That will make people less confident. It's also no good for economic development.

Go to Lesson

对呀。国有企业改革早就不再被看作是稳定经济的权宜之计了，能源、运输等领域的国有企业垄断只会造成经济的停滞不前。没有竞争就没有动力，若人人都在政府的庇护下捧着“铁饭碗”，谁还有动力去发展经济呢？

duìyā 。guóyǒu qǐyè gǎigé zǎo jiù bùzài bèi kànzuò shì wěndìng jīngjì de quányízhījì le ，néngyuán 、yùnshū děng lǐngyù de guóyǒu qǐyè lǒngduàn zhǐ huì zàochéng jīngjì de tíngzhì bùqián 。méiyǒu jìngzhēng jiù méiyǒu dònglì ，ruò rénrén dōu zài zhèngfǔ de bìhù xià pěng zhe “tiěfànwǎn ”，shéi hái yǒu dònglì qù fāzhǎn jīngjì ne ？

That's right. From early on, the reforms of state-owned enterprises couldn't be seen just as expedients for economic stability. Government monopolies of energy, shipping and other areas will only create economic stagnation. Without competition, you can't have motivation. Everyone is hanging around under the protection of the government, clutching their “iron rice bowl.`` Who has any impetus for developing the economy?

Go to Lesson