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noun
A guaranteed state job in China that lasts until retirement and pays a pension until death.
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History
Calque from Chinese 鐵飯碗/铁饭碗 (tiěfànwǎn), from 鐵/铁 (tiě, “iron”) + 飯碗/饭碗 (fànwǎn, “rice bowl”).
