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
Example Sentences
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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
The so-called iron rice bowl isn’t what it used to be, as Sobel put it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The smoky cucumber salad offers a refreshing contrast, while the pork belly rice bowl is rich and satisfying enough to stand as a meal on its own.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 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
My mother would say to me when the rice bowl went up to my face too many times, “Look how much Huang Taitai’s daughter can eat.”
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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