rice bowl
Britishnoun
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a small bowl for eating rice out of, esp a decorative one made of china or porcelain
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a fertile rice-producing region
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Among those was a broad programme to privatise unprofitable state-owned enterprises -- long a guarantee of lifelong so-called "iron rice bowl" employment for millions but which drained public finances.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
And the decisions being made in the next few weeks will determine how much the world's rice bowl yields at the end of the year.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
“The energy rice bowl must be held in our own hands,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said repeatedly over the years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
Instead of a basic rice bowl with ground beef, why not make congee with soy-braised beef and lots of fresh herbs?
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2025
She made a show of washing out her rice bowl with hot tea, and then warned other restaurant patrons seated near us to do the same.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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