Word: 铁饭碗 (tiěfànwǎn) Traditional: 鐵飯碗 铁饭碗 dictionary entry tiěfànwǎn secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl) Full dictionary entry for 铁饭碗 Example sentences using 铁饭碗 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 她辞掉了铁饭碗，自己开店。 Tā cídiàole tiěfànwǎn, zìjǐ kāidiàn. She quit her secure job to open her own shop. 我爸爸一直想让我找个铁饭碗。 Wǒ bàba yìzhí xiǎng ràng wǒ zhǎo gè tiěfànwǎn. My dad has always wanted me to find a secure job.