食卯名

Chinese

		eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed	4th earthly branch; 5-7 am	name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place
simp. and trad. (食卯名)		食	卯	名

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): chia̍h-báu-miâ

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chia̍h-báu-miâ
  - Tâi-lô: tsia̍h-báu-miâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciaqbawmiaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ baʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²⁴/

Verb

食卯名

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

Synonyms

吃空額／吃空额 (chīkòng'é)
吃空額／吃空额 (chīkòng'é)

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