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吃空饷
吃空餉
chīkòngxiǎng
1. to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only

Character Breakdown

吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
HSK 1 6 丶
空
kōng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
HSK 3 8 丶
饷
xiǎng
rations and pay for soldiers
9 丶

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