瓷饭碗
Traditional (Taiwan):
瓷飯碗
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unstable or temporary job
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insecure source of income
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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now
- Literally
- porcelain rice bowl
- Meaning
- A job or income that is unstable or temporary, as fragile as china. The opposite of the 'iron rice bowl' (铁饭碗).
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