保飯碗 (bou2 faan6 wun2) — Securing / protecting one's means of ma… in Cantonese

bouˊ²保faanˍ₆飯wunˊ²碗

简保饭碗

Mandarin Pinyin: bao3 fan4 wan3

Meaning of 保飯碗

nounSecuring / protecting one's means of making a living (lit. to protect rice bowl) [Syn.] [華]: 保著飯碗 [粵]: 保住飯碗

nounKeeping one's job

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keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想bouˊ²保faanˍ₆飯waan2.碗。

He wants to protect his job.

gamˊ²咁zouˍ₆做haiˍ₆係waiˎ₄為bouˊ²保faanˍ₆飯waan2.碗。

Doing so is to protect one's job.

neiˏ₅你gamˊ²咁zou6,做，mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係bouˊ²保faanˍ₆飯waanˊ²碗me1?咩？

Aren't you doing that to keep your job?

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好dak1*2得zeoiˍ₆罪keoi5,佢，bouˊ²保faanˍ₆飯waanˊ²碗ze3.啫。

Don't offend him, it's just to keep your job.

waiˎ₄為bouˊ²保faanˍ₆飯waan2,碗，matˉ¹乜douˉ¹都hangˊ²肯zou6.做。

Willing to do anything to keep the job.

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