Iron rice bowl

"Iron rice bowl" (simplified Chinese: 铁饭碗; traditional Chinese: 鐵飯碗; pinyin: tiě fàn wǎn) is a Chinese term for an occupation with guaranteed job security.[1] Similar to life tenure. Traditionally, people considered to have such positions include military personnel, members of the civil service, as well as employees of various state-owned enterprises (through the mechanism of the work unit).[2]

  1. ^ "rice bowl". Double-Tongued Dictionary. May 20, 2005. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  2. ^ "Iron Rice Bowl". China's Communist Revolution: A Glossary. BBC News. October 6, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

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