吃空額

吃空额
chīkòng'é

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

Wiktionary

Homographs

吃空額 chīkòngé to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only

Entry Composition

=1 吃 chī
  1. to eat; to consume
  2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  3. to eradicate; to destroy
  4. to absorb
  5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
=1 吃 chī variant of 吃 chī
2 空額 kòng'é vacant position; vacancy