吃皇糧

hek3 wong4 loeng4

lit. to eat from government coffers · to serve as a government employee · to live off government money

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. to eat from government coffers
  2. to serve as a government employee
  3. to live off government money

Written Forms

吃皇糧Traditional · Main Form
吃皇粮Alternate Form

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