철밥통

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 鐵飯桶. See also 鐵飯碗 / 铁饭碗 (tiěfànwǎn) in Chinese.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭba̠p̚tʰo̞ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [철밥통]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?cheolbaptong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheolbabtong
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏlbapt'ong
    Yale Romanization?chel.papthong

    Noun

    철밥통 • (cheolbaptong) (hanja 鐵飯桶)

    1. (figurative) secure job; job for life; job security
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