Correct
保饭碗
/ bǎo fàn wǎn /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
饭碗很难保住
2
难保饭碗
3
不保饭碗
4
要保饭碗
5
想保饭碗
6
为了保饭碗
Definition
保饭碗:
Literally means:
keep one's bowl
Actually means:
The 饭碗 figuratively means one's occupation or livelihood.
This phrase figuratively means keeping one's job that helps one get stable income.
饭碗，比喻职业。
保饭碗，保住能获得收入的工作。
Example
Used as predicate or object. It can have other words in between and can be used in an inverted order. (作谓语、宾语,中间可插入别的词语,也可以倒装)
1
Tīngshuō
听说
gōngsī
公司
yào
要
cáiyuán
裁员
,
dàjiā
大家
dōu
都
zài
在
qiānfāngbǎijì
千方百计
dì
地
bǎo
保
fànwǎn
饭碗
。
I heard that the company is going to lay off workers, we are all in every effort to protect the rice bowl.
2
Tā
他
xiǎng
想
bǎozhù
保住
zìjǐ
自己
de
的
fànwǎn
饭碗
,
míngmíng
明明
zhīdào
知道
kuàijì
会计
méiyǒu
没有
cuò
错
,
yě
也
bùdébù
不得不
wéixīn
违心
dì
地
chè
撤
le
了
tā
他
de
的
zhí
职
。
He wanted to keep his job, knowing that there was nothing wrong with accounting, and had to be removed from his post against his will.
3
Tā
他
wèile
为了
yī
一
diǎn
点
xiǎoshì
小事
hé
和
lǎobǎn
老板
dǐngzuǐ
顶嘴
,
lǎobǎn
老板
fēicháng
非常
shēngqì
生气
,
kànyàngzi
看样子
tā
他
de
的
fànwǎn
饭碗
hěn
很
nán
难
bǎozhù
保住
le
了
。
He talked to the boss for a little thing, and the boss was very angry, it seems that his job is very difficult to keep.