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饭碗
飯碗
fànwǎn
1. rice bowl
2. fig. livelihood
3. job
4. way of making a living

Character Breakdown

饭
fàn
meal, food; cooked rice
HSK 1 7 丶
碗
wǎn
bowl, small dish
HSK 3 13 丶

Compound Words (4)

丢饭碗
diūfànwǎn
to lose one's job
找饭碗
zhǎofànwǎn
to look for a job
金饭碗
jīnfànwǎn
secure and lucrative job
铁饭碗
tiěfànwǎn
secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)

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