鐵飯碗 [铁饭－]

Jyutping tit3 faan6 wun2
Pinyin tiě fàn wǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. employment at the government
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    穩定​，​唔​易​俾​人​炒​嘅​工​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    a secure job; a job from which one is unlikely to be dismissed; especially, a government job; literally, iron rice bowl
    • 而家政府工已經唔係鐵飯碗。
      而家政府工已经唔系铁饭碗。
      ji4 gaa1 zing3 fu2 gung1 ji5 ging1 m4 hai6 tit3 faan6 wun2.
      Nowadays a government job is not considered to be an "iron rice bowl" (stable work, job for life) anymore.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literally
    iron rice bowl
  2. noun, figuratively
    secure job; job for life; job security
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    个招聘广告表明呢份官差系铁饭碗嚟。
    個招聘廣告表明呢份官差係鐵飯碗嚟。
    • The recruitment advertisement of this governmental position stated clearly that it's a stable post.
  2. Cantonese
    而家政府工已经唔系铁饭碗。
    而家政府工已經唔係鐵飯碗。
    ji4 gaa1 zing3 fu2 gung1 ji5 ging1 m4 hai6 tit3 faan6 wun2.
    • Nowadays a government job is not considered to be an "iron rice bowl" (stable work, job for life) anymore.