铁饭碗

tiěfànwǎn

铁饭碗 — tiěfànwǎn

  1. secure employment (lit. 'iron rice bowl')

    他一直有一份铁饭碗,在国企工作了三十年。 tā yìzhí yǒu yīfèn tiěfànwǎn zài guóqǐ gōngzuò le sānshínián — He had a secure job; he worked at a state-owned enterprise for thirty years.