a secure job with guaranteed income for life; literally "iron rice bowl"

To fight for a job or compete for a position; colloquial expression for job competition.

to lose one's job or livelihood; literally "to lose one's rice bowl"

to lose one's job; to be out of work

to lose one's job or livelihood

to search for employment or a way to make a living

an unreliable or unstable job; specifically used in Mainland China as the opposite of the [[铁饭碗|鐵飯碗|tie3 fan4 wan3]]

An unstable job or unreliable source of income; often contrasted with [[铁饭碗|鐵飯碗|tie3 fan4 wan3]]

metaphorically, a secure and well-paid job or position; literally, a golden rice bowl