飯碗 (faan6 wun2) — rice bowl; ricebowl in Cantonese
faanˍ₆飯wunˊ²碗简 饭碗
Mandarin Pinyin: fan4 wan3
Meaning of 飯碗
nounrice bowl; ricebowl
noun(fig.) ricebowl; bread and butter; livelihood; means of living
Example Sentences with 飯碗
keoiˏ₅佢fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工haiˍ₆係tit˗₃鐵faan6wong5.飯碗。
His job is a stable, secure one.
soengˊ²想wanˊ²搵tit˗₃鐵faan6wong5.飯碗。
I want to find a secure job.
niˉ¹呢fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係tit˗₃鐵faan6wong5.飯碗。
This job isn't very secure.
daaiˍ₆大gaaˉ¹家douˉ¹都soengˊ²想tit˗₃鐵faan6wong5.飯碗。
Everyone wants a stable job.
zing˗₃政fuˊ²府gungˉ¹工haiˍ₆係tit˗₃鐵faan6wong5.飯碗。
Government jobs are very secure.
Characters in 飯碗
Words Containing 飯碗
保住飯碗bou2 zyu6 faan6 wun2
Securing / protecting one's means of making a living (lit. to protect rice bowl) [華]: 保著飯碗 [Syn.] 保飯碗
鐵飯碗tit3 faan6 wun2
iron rice bowl — a secure job
保飯碗bou2 faan6 wun2
Securing / protecting one's means of making a living (lit. to protect rice bowl) [Syn.] [華]: 保著飯碗 [粵]: 保住飯碗
金飯碗gam1 faan6 wun2
a well-paid job (lit., "golden rice bowl"); "golden handcuffs"
打爛飯碗daa2 laan6 faan6 wun2
lose a job
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