食卯名

Chinese

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

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食卯名

  1. (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

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