Meaning of iron rice bowl | Babel Free

Definitions

A guaranteed state job in China that lasts until retirement and pays a pension until death.

Examples

“Large or small, a state enterprise took care of all the needs of its workers and dependents, providing housing, schools, and health facilities at minimal cost - the so-called "iron rice bowl" which the economic mobilizers said now had to be 'smashed'.”

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