rice bowl (English, noun)
expansion: rice bowl (plural rice bowls)
Senses:
glosses: A small bowl from which rice is typically eaten.
glosses: A region that produces abundant rice.
tags: figuratively
glosses: A dish (typically eaten from a bowl) of which rice is a primary ingredient, such as donburi.
glosses: A person's livelihood or source of income.
tags: figuratively
glosses: A jealously defended institutional resource such as a program, project, or budget.
tags: slang
Forms:
form: rice bowls
tags: plural