吃空饷 in English chi1 kong4 xiang3 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

吃 空 饷

Traditional Characters

吃 空 餉

Pinyin

chi1 kong4 xiang3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吃chi1to eat 空kong1empty 饷xiang3soldier's pay