吃空额 in English chi1 kong4 e4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only

Simplified Characters

吃 空 额

Traditional Characters

吃 空 額

Pinyin

chi1 kong4 e4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吃chi1to eat 空kong1empty 额e2variant of 額|额[e2]