Zhuang

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Etymology

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vanj (bowl) +‎ diet (iron), calque from Chinese 鐵飯碗铁饭碗 (tiěfànwǎn).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vanjdiet (1957–1982 spelling vanзdiet)

  1. secure job; job for life; job security

References

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  1. ^ 李旭练 (2009) “谈壮语文新词术语的规范及其翻译”, in 民族翻译[1]