吃皇粮 in English chi1 huang2 liang2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to eat from government coffers
  • to serve as a government employee
  • to live off government money

Simplified Characters

吃 皇 粮

Traditional Characters

吃 皇 糧

Pinyin

chi1 huang2 liang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吃chi1to eat 皇huang2surname Huang 粮liang2grain