飯碗 [饭－]

Jyutping faan6 wun2
Pinyin fàn wǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. rice bowl
  2. fig. livelihood
  3. job
  4. way of making a living
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    裝​飯​嘅​碗​，​多數​用​瓷​或​膠​造​嘅​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    rice bowl
    • 攞啲飯碗出廳先。
      攞啲饭碗出厅先。
      lo2 di1 faan6 wun2 ceot1 teng1 sin1.
      Take the rice bowls to the living room.
  2. 名詞
    職業​、​生計​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    job; means of living
    • 打爛飯碗
      打烂饭碗
      daan2 laan6 faan6 wun2
      to break a rice bowl; figuratively, to cause someone to lose his/her job
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively, informal
    way of making a living; livelihood; job; career
    • 飯碗不保
      饭碗不保
      fàn wǎn bù bǎo
      to lose career or income
  2. noun, literally
    bowl of rice; rice bowl
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1063
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    即使我拿不到高工资，我也不肯放弃这个饭碗。
    即使我拿不到高工資，我也不肯放棄這個飯碗。
    jí shǐ wǒ ná bù dào gāo gōng zī ， wǒ yě bù kěn fàng qì zhè ge fàn wǎn 。
    • Even if I don't get a high salary, I'm not willing to quit this way of making a living.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋唔可以俾呢啲人抢我哋饭碗。
    我哋唔可以俾呢啲人搶我哋飯碗。
    ngo5 dei2 m4 ho2 ji5 bei2 nei4 di1 jan4 coeng2 ngo5 dei2 faan6 wun2 。
    • We cannot allow these people to steal our jobs.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    攞啲饭碗出厅先。
    攞啲飯碗出廳先。
    lo2 di1 faan6 wun2 ceot1 teng1 sin1.
    • Take the rice bowls to the living room.
  2. Cantonese
    打烂饭碗
    打爛飯碗
    daan2 laan6 faan6 wun2
    • to break a rice bowl; figuratively, to cause someone to lose his/her job
  3. Cantonese
    佢想尽办法嚟保住自己嘅饭碗。
    佢想盡辦法嚟保住自己嘅飯碗。
    • She tried everything she could to hold onto her job.
  4. 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.
  5. Cantonese
    打烂人哋个饭碗
    打爛人哋個飯碗
    daa2 laan6 jan4 dei6 go3 faan6 wun2
    • to break someone's rice bowl; figuratively, to cause someone to lose their job
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    饭碗不保
    飯碗不保
    fàn wǎn bù bǎo
    • to lose career or income
  2. Mandarin
    洛天依“出圈” 会和真人爱豆抢饭碗？
    洛天依“出圈” 會和真人愛豆搶飯碗？
    luò tiān yī “ chū quān ” ， huì hé zhēn rén ài dòu qiǎng fàn wǎn ？
    • Luo Tianyi "escapes fandom": does she threaten flesh-and-blood idols?