vanjdiet

Zhuang

Etymology

vanj (“bowl”) +‎ diet (“iron”), calque of Chinese 鐵飯碗／铁饭碗 (tiěfànwǎn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /βaːn˥ tiːt˧˥/
• Tone numbers: van³diet⁷
• Hyphenation: vanj‧diet

Noun

vanjdiet (1957–1982 spelling vanзdiet)

1. secure job; job for life; job security