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吃皇粮		Traditional Chinese
吃皇糧
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
chī huáng liáng		Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
hek3 wong4 leung4
Short definition to live off government money
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions to live off government moneyMDBG icon / to receive public supportAdso icon / to serve as a government employeeMDBG icon / lit. to eat from government coffersMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to receive public support
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: sameadso
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: lit. to eat from government coffers; to serve as a government employee; to live off government money
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