饭碗 (fànwǎn): meaning and examples | Speak Chinese

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fànwǎn

Part of speech: Noun

Meanings

rice bowl (literal meaning)
livelihood or job (figurative meaning)

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Characters

饭
fànCooked rice or a meal; Part of the idiom '酒囊饭袋' (a useless person who only eats and drinks)
碗
wǎnBowl (a container used for holding food or liquids); Measure word for bowls of food or drinks