吃空額

Chinese

eat; eradicate; destroy
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
 
 vacant position; vacancy
trad. (吃空額) 吃 空額
simp. (吃空额) 吃 空额

Pronunciation

Verb

吃空額

  1. to line one's pockets with the salaries allotted to soldiers existing only in name on the payroll (of army officers); to embezzle by misrepresenting the payroll

Synonyms

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